Malawi - Female Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Malawi Female Infant Mortality Rate was down by 5% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 54 comparing other countries in Female Infant Mortality Rate at 27.3 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Malawi is overtaken by Gabon, which was number 53 with 27.4 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Eritrea with 26 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Sierra Leone ranked the highest with 75.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, -3.1% versus 2018. Central African Republic, Somalia and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela recorded the best 5 years average growth at +7% per year, while Macedonia witnessed the worst performance at -13.1% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 27.30
2018 28.40
2017 29.70
2016 31.20
2015 33.10
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How does Malawi rank in Female Infant Mortality Rate?

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Sierra Leone
75 2019 -3.1 % -3.2 % View data
2 #2
Central African Republic
74 2019 -2.9 % -2.6 % View data
53 #53
Gabon
27 2019 -3.5 % -3.4 % View data
54 #54
Malawi
27 2019 -3.9 % -5.0 % View data
55 #55
Eritrea
26 2019 -2.6 % -2.7 % View data
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