Malawi vs Pakistan: Number of child deaths per woman

Malawi
0.1976 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Pakistan
0.1696 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Malawi rank
29th
Pakistan rank
32nd

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Malawi
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1976 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1696 under-five deaths per woman in Pakistan, a difference of 0.028 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 29th and Pakistan ranks 32nd of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 2.52 under-five deaths per woman 1.47 under-five deaths per woman 1.05 under-five deaths per woman Malawi
1970s 2.27 under-five deaths per woman 1.21 under-five deaths per woman 1.06 under-five deaths per woman Malawi
1980s 1.83 under-five deaths per woman 1.02 under-five deaths per woman 0.8095 under-five deaths per woman Malawi
1990s 1.38 under-five deaths per woman 0.7502 under-five deaths per woman 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman Malawi
2000s 0.7575 under-five deaths per woman 0.4648 under-five deaths per woman 0.2926 under-five deaths per woman Malawi
2010s 0.2859 under-five deaths per woman 0.3028 under-five deaths per woman 0.0168 under-five deaths per woman Pakistan
2020s 0.2017 under-five deaths per woman 0.1948 under-five deaths per woman 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Malawi or Pakistan?
Malawi, at 0.1976 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1696 under-five deaths per woman in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Malawi and Pakistan?
0.028 under-five deaths per woman, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Malawi ranks 29th and Pakistan ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).