Kenya vs Malawi: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Kenya
2.6%
in 2023
Malawi
2.6%
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Malawi rank
46th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.7% | 16.8% | 4.1% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 16.3% | 6.8% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 14.9% | 7.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 13.1% | 6.9% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 11.6% | 5.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 7.4% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.