Afghanistan vs Malawi: Children died before five per woman
Afghanistan
0.1872
in 2024
Malawi
0.1976
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
30th
Malawi rank
29th
Children died before five per woman over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1976 against 0.1872 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0104.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 | 2.52 | 0.142 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.15 | 2.27 | 0.1214 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.89 | 1.83 | 0.0598 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.38 | 0.1759 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7806 | 0.7575 | 0.0232 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4094 | 0.2859 | 0.1235 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2325 | 0.2017 | 0.0308 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children died before five per woman, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1976 against 0.1872 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.0104, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for children died before five per woman?
- Afghanistan ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.