Malawi Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Malawi infant mortality rate for 2025 is 29.84, a 4.38% decline from 2024.
  • Malawi infant mortality rate for 2024 was 31.21, a 4.2% decline from 2023.
  • Malawi infant mortality rate for 2023 was 32.58, a 5.1% decline from 2022.
  • Malawi infant mortality rate for 2022 was 34.33, a 4.85% decline from 2021.
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Region Rankings
Country NamePer 1000 Live Births
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.69
Africa39.72
World24.99
Central America12.45
North America5.35
Country Rankings
Country NamePer 1000 Live Births
Central African Republic67.74
Sierra Leone66.71
Chad64.82
Somalia60.75
Republic of Congo57.79
South Sudan56.75
Equatorial Guinea55.76
Mali54.48
Pakistan53.54
Nigeria52.61
Benin51.83
Cameroon51.60
Angola50.54
Guinea-Bissau48.22
Lesotho47.51
Comoros47.17
Mauritania46.35
Haiti45.76
Liberia44.40
Guinea42.60
Afghanistan42.29
Burkina Faso42.06
Mozambique42.04
Togo41.23
Yemen40.38
Turkmenistan38.16
Zambia37.30
Niger36.96
Uganda36.86
Sudan36.34
Gambia36.23
Burundi34.95
Kiribati34.88
Papua New Guinea34.81
Eswatini33.38
Zimbabwe32.72
Tanzania31.87
Myanmar31.79
Malawi29.84
Timor-Leste29.74
Gabon29.73
Ghana29.30
Kenya28.81
Ethiopia27.19
Djibouti27.18
Namibia25.58
Botswana25.56
India24.98
Eritrea24.72
Senegal24.44
Guyana24.00
Bolivia23.84
Venezuela22.91
South Africa22.69
Tajikistan22.58
Nepal22.06
Dominican Republic21.79
Sao Tome and Principe21.20
Madagascar21.16
Micronesia20.82
Rwanda20.79
Iraq20.19
Bangladesh19.95
Trinidad and Tobago19.02
Bhutan18.46
Vanuatu18.14
Uzbekistan18.08
Cambodia18.06
Azerbaijan18.03
Fiji17.37
Algeria17.37
Philippines16.91
Paraguay16.86
Guatemala16.30
Indonesia15.06
Morocco14.91
Suriname14.74
Vietnam14.74
Mongolia13.83
Grenada13.80
Solomon Islands13.35
Cabo Verde13.32
Nicaragua13.16
Honduras12.47
Egypt12.47
Jordan12.21
Aruba12.04
Panama12.01
Mexico11.90
El Salvador11.25
Samoa11.10
Ecuador11.02
Belize10.90
Tonga10.50
Colombia10.49
Brazil10.42
Jamaica10.29
Peru10.07
Moldova10.05
New Caledonia9.95
Tunisia9.89
Iran9.81
Seychelles9.45
Mauritius9.30
Armenia8.94
North Macedonia8.74
Barbados8.72
Lebanon8.65
Argentina8.54
Libya8.51
China7.93
Curacao7.58
Georgia7.45
Guam7.42
Uruguay7.35
Albania6.89
Turkey6.81
Thailand6.36
Kazakhstan6.22
Sri Lanka6.13
Costa Rica6.00
Kuwait5.86
Oman5.79
Ukraine5.62
Chile5.56
Romania5.52
Channel Islands5.44
French Polynesia5.34
Qatar5.29
United States5.20
Bulgaria5.19
Bahamas5.06
Saudi Arabia5.02
Malaysia4.96
Bahrain4.93
Maldives4.89
UAE4.58
Russia4.54
Puerto Rico4.50
Antigua and Barbuda4.42
Malta4.07
Serbia3.96
Cuba3.94
Canada3.74
Lithuania3.37
Hungary3.33
Croatia3.26
New Zealand3.19
United Kingdom3.17
Taiwan3.10
Switzerland2.88
Cyprus2.87
Latvia2.80
Poland2.67
Australia2.62
France2.56
Denmark2.53
Belarus2.34
Luxembourg2.30
Macao2.22
Belgium2.21
Montenegro2.21
Greece2.21
Austria2.19
Portugal2.17
Israel2.14
Italy2.06
Germany2.03
Netherlands2.01
Spain1.90
Ireland1.78
South Korea1.72
Estonia1.62
Sweden1.62
Norway1.59
Japan1.50
Slovenia1.48
Singapore1.36
Finland1.34
Hong Kong1.13
Iceland0.93