Malawi - Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Malawi Infant Mortality Rate was down by 5% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 117 among other countries in Infant Mortality Rate at 36.11 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Malawi is overtaken by Zimbabwe, which was ranked number 116 with 36.24 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Tanzania with 36.03 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Central African Republic topped the ranking with 89.77 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, that is a fall of 1.3% versus 2018. Central African Republic, Nigeria and Somalia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela witnessed the best average annual growth at +8.9% per year, while Montenegro witnessed the worst performance at -12.8% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 36.11
2018 39.03
2017 40.63
2016 42.36
2015 44.44
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How does Malawi rank in Infant Mortality Rate?

# 582 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Central African Republic
90 2019 -1.3 % -2.2 % View data
3 #3
Nigeria
81 2019 -1.7 % -1.3 % View data
116 #116
Zimbabwe
36 2019 -4.0 % -4.2 % View data
117 #117
Malawi
36 2019 -7.5 % -5.0 % View data
121 #121
Gabon
35 2019 -2.8 % -3.2 % View data
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