Malawi vs South Sudan

Malawi vs South Sudan: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 4.9 per 100 live births in Malawi and 9.7 per 100 live births in South Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 4.8 per 100 live births, or 1.98 times that in Malawi.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Malawi vs South Sudan: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 4.9 per 100 live births in Malawi and 9.7 per 100 live births in South Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 4.8 per 100 live births, or 1.98 times that in Malawi.
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What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Malawi.
  • In 2024, Malawi ranked 30 and South Sudan ranked 5 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearMalawiSouth SudanWorld
20244.99.73.7
202359.73.8
202259.74
202159.74
202059.73.9
20195.19.74
20185.213.44
20175.429.24.1
20165.627.34.2
20155.724.14.3
2014618.34.4
20136.39.74.5
20126.89.94.7
20117.410.25
2010810.75.1
20098.511.35.3
20089.111.95.5
20079.712.55.7
200610.313.26
20051113.86.2
200411.914.66.6
20031315.46.8
200214.316.27.1
200123.917.17.4
200017.1187.7
199918.218.97.9
199819.143.18.3
199719.825.18.4
199620.3268.6
199520.826.88.8
199421.522.88.9
199322.233.19.1
199222.933.79.2
199123.729.69.3
199024.430.19.4
198924.930.69.5
198825.378.110
198725.535.89.9
198625.426.510.3
198525.126.910.6
198424.827.310.9
198324.627.611.1
198224.627.911.2
19812528.311.6
198025.728.611.9
197926.528.911.9
197827.529.312.3
197728.529.712.6
197629.530.112.8
197530.530.413.1
197431.430.713.3
197332.231.113.5
19723331.413.7
197133.731.813.9
197034.240.514.2
196934.540.914.6
196834.740.415
196734.940.715.3
196635.141.115.1
196535.233.815.1
196435.434.115.7
196335.538.816.2
196235.734.717
196135.93518.8
1960–35.320.2
1959–35.519.9
1958–35.719.7
1957–3620.5
1956–36.321.3
1955–36.622.3
1954–36.822.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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