Angola vs Malawi: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in Angola and 29.6 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Angola, by 19.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.65 times that in Malawi.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Angola has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Malawi.
In 2023, Angola ranked 20 and Malawi ranked 45 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Angola at 13.6 per 1,000 live births and Malawi at 8.3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Angola	Malawi	World
2023	48.6	29.6	27.3
2022	50.2	30.6	28.2
2021	51.8	31.6	28.4
2020	53.5	32.9	28.7
2019	55.3	34.3	29.2
2018	57.3	35.9	29.7
2017	59.5	37.7	30.3
2016	61.9	39.8	31.1
2015	64.6	42.2	32.1
2014	67.6	44.7	32.9
2013	71	47.7	33.9
2012	74.9	50.9	35
2011	79.2	54.3	36.8
2010	83.6	57.8	37.7
2009	88.3	61.2	39.1
2008	93.2	64.6	40.4
2007	98.2	68.1	42
2006	103.3	72.1	43.7
2005	107.7	76.6	45.4
2004	112.2	81.8	47.2
2003	116.3	87.5	48.8
2002	122.3	94	50.6
2001	124.6	99.6	52.2
2000	128.5	105.2	53.7
1999	129.7	110.3	55.5
1998	133.2	114.3	57.1
1997	132.5	117.8	58.3
1996	133.7	120.7	59.6
1995	134.7	123.5	60.8
1994	135.4	126.1	62
1993	138	128.9	62.9
1992	141.6	131.5	64.1
1991	138.5	134.5	64.9
1990	142	136.5	64.9
1989	142.4	138.3	66.2
1988	143	139.7	68
1987	144.4	140.4	68.6
1986	141.3	140.6	70.8
1985	142.1	140.4	72.9
1984	143	140.3	74.6
1983	144	140.3	76.1
1982	143	140.8	76.6
1981	144.1	142	78.7
1980	145.3	144	80.6
1979	146.5	146.6	82.5
1978	147.8	149.5	84.7
1977	149.2	152.7	86.4
1976	150.7	155.9	88.1
1975	151.5	158.9	89.6
1974	151.6	161.6	90.9
1973	153.1	164.1	92.1
1972	154.7	166.2	93.6
1971	156.3	168.1	96.1
1970	157.8	170.1	96.9
1969	159.4	171.3	98.3
1968	161	172.2	100.2
1967	162.5	173	103.1
1966	164	173.7	104.9
1965	165.5	174.3	106.4
1964	167	174.9	106.1
1963	168.3	175.4	107.7
1962	169.7	175.9	110.2
1961	170.9	176.3	121.5
1960	172.1	176.8	131.8
1959	173.3	177.4	125.7
1958	174.4	178.1	117.7
1957	175.4	178.8	120
1956	176.3	179.4	121.9
1955	177.2	180.1	124.8
1954	178	180.7	127.7
1953	178.8	181.3	130.1
1952	179.6	181.8	132.7
1951	180.3	182.3	136
1950	181	182.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Angola	Malawi	World
2024	47.740.1–54.6	28.822.8–34.5	26.9
2025	46.836.3–57.3	28.220.5–36.4	26.4
2026	45.933.3–58.6	27.618.5–37.7	25.9
2027	44.931.1–59.6	2716.5–38.5	25.4
2028	44.128.4–60.7	26.415.7–40	24.9
2029	43.326.3–61.4	25.714.2–40.7	24.5
2030	42.424.7–62.6	2513.3–40.5	24
2031	41.623.2–62.6	24.412.1–41.2	23.6
2032	40.821.3–63.5	23.811.4–41.8	23.2
2033	4020.1–63.1	23.210.4–42.1	22.8
2034	39.318.6–62.4	22.69.9–42.2	22.3
2035	38.618.2–63.1	22.19.4–42.5	21.9
2036	37.916.6–64.2	21.68.8–42.5	21.5
2037	37.215.7–64.4	218.2–41.8	21.1
2038	36.615.2–64.2	20.57.9–42.4	20.8
2039	3614.4–65.1	207.5–42.3	20.4
2040	35.414.1–66.1	19.57.2–42.4	20
2041	34.813.4–66.9	19.16.8–43.2	19.7
2042	34.112.5–66.1	18.76.5–42.6	19.4
2043	33.512.1–64.6	18.26.5–43.7	19
2044	32.811.5–65.1	17.86.1–44.3	18.7
2045	32.211–64.7	17.55.9–42.1	18.4
2046	31.610.7–65.4	17.15.7–43.1	18.2
2047	319.8–65.5	16.75.6–42.7	17.9
2048	30.59.9–65.9	16.35.3–42.9	17.7
2049	29.99.2–67.7	165.1–42	17.5
2050	29.39.1–66.3	15.64.9–42.2	17.3
2051	28.88.7–67.3	15.34.9–42.8	17.1
2052	28.28.6–66	15.14.7–41.4	16.9
2053	27.78.3–65.5	14.74.6–41.9	16.7
2054	27.27.9–64.5	14.44.4–40.8	16.5
2055	26.77.7–65.6	14.24.4–40.8	16.3
2056	26.27.5–65.8	13.94.3–40.9	16.1
2057	25.77.2–64.5	13.64.2–40.7	15.9
2058	25.37.1–65.3	13.44.1–40.9	15.7
2059	24.87.1–64.3	13.14.1–40.8	15.5
2060	24.46.9–63.8	12.94–40.6	15.3
2061	23.96.8–64.5	12.63.9–40	15.1
2062	23.56.6–61.6	12.43.8–40	14.9
2063	23.16.4–62.4	12.23.8–39.6	14.7
2064	22.76.2–62.7	12.13.6–39.6	14.5
2065	22.26.4–62.6	11.93.6–40.1	14.3
2066	21.86.2–62	11.83.6–39.6	14.1
2067	21.56.1–61.2	11.63.5–39.5	13.9
2068	21.16–61.1	11.43.5–40.2	13.8
2069	20.86–60.8	11.33.5–41	13.6
2070	20.45.8–61	11.23.4–40.1	13.4
2071	20.15.5–59.8	113.4–40.8	13.2
2072	19.75.4–60	10.93.5–40.5	13
2073	19.45.4–58.3	10.83.5–40.3	12.9
2074	195.3–59.2	10.63.4–40.4	12.7
2075	18.85–58.6	10.53.3–40.2	12.6
2076	18.45–57.5	10.43.3–40.5	12.4
2077	18.14.8–58.1	10.23.3–40.7	12.3
2078	17.94.8–58	10.13.3–40.4	12.1
2079	17.64.7–56.9	103.2–40.7	12
2080	17.34.6–58.7	9.93.2–38.8	11.8
2081	17.14.5–57.2	9.83.1–39.1	11.7
2082	16.84.4–56.3	9.73.1–38.4	11.6
2083	16.64.4–56.9	9.63–38.7	11.5
2084	16.44.3–55.4	9.52.9–37.7	11.4
2085	16.24.3–55.5	9.42.9–37.6	11.3
2086	164.2–54.7	9.33.1–38.7	11.1
2087	15.84.1–54.8	9.22.9–37.6	11
2088	15.74.2–55.2	9.12.9–37.5	10.9
2089	15.54.1–55.8	92.8–37.6	10.8
2090	15.34.1–55.7	8.92.8–38.1	10.7
2091	15.14–55.1	8.82.8–37.6	10.6
2092	14.94–55.8	8.82.7–36.6	10.5
2093	14.83.9–55.4	8.72.8–37.4	10.4
2094	14.63.8–54.3	8.62.8–36.7	10.3
2095	14.43.7–53.2	8.52.7–36.5	10.1
2096	14.23.7–53.3	8.52.7–35.7	10
2097	143.6–54.1	8.42.7–36.1	9.9
2098	13.93.5–53.4	8.42.7–36.1	9.8
2099	13.73.5–52	8.32.6–35.9	9.7
2100	13.63.5–52.4	8.32.6–35.8	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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