Malawi - Infant Mortality Rate 2002
85.1
−8.0 from 2001
Malawi's infant mortality rate was 85.1 in 2002, decreased +8.0 from 93.1 in 2001. This was the 176th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2002▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 3rd | Japan | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 4th | Finland | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 5th | Sweden | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 7th | Norway | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 8th | France | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 9th | Monaco | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 10th | Czechia | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 11th | Spain | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 12th | Slovenia | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 13th | Germany | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 14th | Italy | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 15th | San Marino | 4.3 | -6.5% |
| 16th | Austria | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 17th | Belgium | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 18th | Switzerland | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 19th | Denmark | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 20th | Portugal | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 21st | Greece | 4.8 | -5.9% |
| 22nd | Australia | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 23rd | Netherlands | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 24th | Cyprus | 5.0 | -7.4% |
| 25th | Israel | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 26th | Canada | 5.3 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Korea | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 28th | United Kingdom | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 29th | European Union | 5.4 | -3.5% |
| 30th | Ireland | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 31st | New Zealand | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 33rd | Cuba | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 34th | Malta | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 35th | Croatia | 6.6 | -4.3% |
| 36th | Malaysia | 6.9 | -4.2% |
| 37th | United States | 7.0 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 39th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.3 | -6.4% |
| 40th | Poland | 7.3 | -3.9% |
| 41st | Estonia | 7.4 | -8.6% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 7.5 | -3.8% |
| 43rd | Hungary | 7.6 | -6.2% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 7.9 | -3.7% |
| 45th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.0 | -1.2% |
| 46th | United Arab Emirates | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 47th | Chile | 8.2 | -5.7% |
| 48th | Belarus | 8.5 | -7.6% |
| 49th | Qatar | 9.6 | -4.0% |
| 50th | Bahrain | 9.7 | -4.0% |
| 51st | Serbia | 9.9 | -4.8% |
| 52nd | Kuwait | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 53rd | Latvia | 10.3 | -4.6% |
| 54th | Costa Rica | 10.4 | -3.7% |
| 55th | Montenegro | 11.5 | -5.7% |
| 56th | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.6 | -2.5% |
| 57th | Oman | 11.8 | -5.6% |
| 58th | Seychelles | 11.9 | 0.8% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 12.4 | -2.4% |
| 60th | North Macedonia | 12.7 | -3.8% |
| 61st | Grenada | 13.0 | -0.8% |
| 62nd | Tonga | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 63rd | Bulgaria | 13.2 | -4.3% |
| 64th | Barbados | 13.3 | 1.5% |
| 65th | Russian Federation | 13.8 | -6.8% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 14.0 | -2.1% |
| 67th | Bahamas, The | 14.1 | 1.4% |
| 68th | British Virgin Islands | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 69th | Mauritius | 14.6 | -5.2% |
| 70th | Samoa | 15.5 | -2.5% |
| 71st | Lebanon | 15.7 | -5.4% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 15.8 | -2.5% |
| 73rd | St. Lucia | 15.9 | 0.0% |
| 74th | Ukraine | 16.0 | -4.8% |
| 75th | Albania | 16.1 | -5.3% |
| 76th | Fiji | 16.7 | 0.6% |
| 77th | Thailand | 16.9 | -4.5% |
| 78th | Romania | 17.0 | -2.3% |
| 79th | Dominica | 17.5 | 2.9% |
| 80th | Saudi Arabia | 17.6 | -5.9% |
| 81st | Jamaica | 18.2 | -1.6% |
| 82nd | Belize | 18.4 | -3.2% |
| 83rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 18.6 | -4.1% |
| 84th | Panama | 19.0 | -3.6% |
| 85th | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.5 | -3.0% |
| 86th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.7 | 0.5% |
| 87th | Viet Nam | 19.9 | -3.9% |
| 88th | Libya | 20.3 | -2.9% |
| 89th | Colombia | 20.4 | -2.9% |
| 90th | Palau | 20.8 | -3.3% |
| 91st | Vanuatu | 20.8 | -1.4% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | 21.5 | -5.3% |
| 93rd | Jordan | 21.6 | -2.7% |
| 94th | Mexico | 21.7 | -4.4% |
| 95th | Ecuador | 21.9 | -4.8% |
| 96th | Solomon Islands | 22.8 | -0.9% |
| 97th | Moldova | 23.0 | -9.4% |
| 98th | El Salvador | 23.7 | -5.2% |
| 99th | West Bank and Gaza | 24.8 | -2.7% |
| 100th | Armenia | 25.0 | -5.3% |
| 101st | Cabo Verde | 25.3 | -6.3% |
| 102nd | Georgia | 25.4 | -7.3% |
| 103rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.4 | -1.6% |
| 104th | Brazil | 25.5 | -6.6% |
| 105th | China | 25.6 | -7.9% |
| 106th | Suriname | 25.7 | -3.0% |
| 107th | Peru | 25.8 | -6.9% |
| 108th | Philippines | 26.4 | -1.5% |
| 109th | Maldives | 26.5 | -11.1% |
| 110th | Türkiye | 26.5 | -7.3% |
| 111th | Honduras | 27.3 | -3.9% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | 27.6 | -5.5% |
| 113th | Paraguay | 27.6 | -1.8% |
| 114th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 28.1 | -5.7% |
| 115th | Kazakhstan | 31.7 | -5.9% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 32.3 | -1.8% |
| 117th | Algeria | 32.4 | -3.6% |
| 118th | Marshall Islands | 33.8 | 0.0% |
| 119th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 33.9 | 3.7% |
| 120th | Tuvalu | 34.3 | -2.0% |
| 121st | Nauru | 34.7 | -3.9% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 35.7 | -4.8% |
| 123rd | Kosovo | 36.3 | -8.6% |
| 124th | Iraq | 37.0 | -1.9% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 37.7 | -4.6% |
| 126th | Guatemala | 37.9 | -3.6% |
| 127th | Guyana | 39.5 | -2.2% |
| 128th | Kyrgyz Republic | 39.5 | -5.3% |
| 129th | Mongolia | 40.6 | -7.7% |
| 130th | Morocco | 41.9 | -3.7% |
| 131st | Botswana | 42.4 | 0.2% |
| 132nd | Namibia | 43.5 | -2.2% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | 44.2 | -6.9% |
| 134th | Kiribati | 46.5 | -2.5% |
| 135th | Eritrea | 47.5 | -3.1% |
| 136th | South Africa | 48.0 | 0.8% |
| 137th | Gabon | 48.3 | -2.4% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 50.3 | -4.9% |
| 139th | Azerbaijan | 51.7 | -7.2% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 51.7 | -6.0% |
| 141st | Tajikistan | 53.0 | -7.8% |
| 142nd | Bhutan | 53.5 | -5.6% |
| 143rd | Bangladesh | 53.6 | -5.3% |
| 144th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 53.7 | -5.1% |
| 145th | Papua New Guinea | 54.3 | -1.6% |
| 146th | Nepal | 55.9 | -4.9% |
| 147th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 57.7 | -1.5% |
| 148th | Ghana | 58.0 | -3.0% |
| 149th | Kenya | 58.3 | -4.7% |
| 150th | Zimbabwe | 58.3 | -4.6% |
| 151st | Comoros | 60.5 | -3.5% |
| 152nd | Madagascar | 60.6 | -3.8% |
| 153rd | Mauritania | 61.8 | -4.8% |
| 154th | India | 62.4 | -3.0% |
| 155th | Senegal | 66.2 | -6.0% |
| 156th | Haiti | 66.5 | -2.9% |
| 157th | Togo | 66.7 | -2.9% |
| 158th | Sudan | 66.9 | -2.9% |
| 159th | Gambia, The | 68.4 | -3.4% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | 68.6 | -4.1% |
| 161st | Yemen, Republic of | 68.6 | -5.1% |
| 162nd | Myanmar | 70.5 | -2.5% |
| 163rd | Cambodia | 71.8 | -9.6% |
| 164th | Eswatini | 75.2 | 1.2% |
| 165th | Tanzania | 75.4 | -6.2% |
| 166th | Benin | 76.0 | -2.3% |
| 167th | Timor-Leste | 76.0 | -4.9% |
| 168th | Djibouti | 78.0 | -1.9% |
| 169th | Lesotho | 78.5 | 0.3% |
| 170th | Cameroon | 78.8 | -2.6% |
| 171st | Zambia | 78.8 | -6.9% |
| 172nd | Lao PDR | 81.3 | -3.3% |
| 173rd | Uganda | 81.4 | -5.2% |
| 174th | Burundi | 83.3 | -3.3% |
| 175th | Pakistan | 85.0 | -2.3% |
| 176th | Malawi | 85.1 | -8.6% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 86.5 | -2.8% |
| 178th | Côte d'Ivoire | 87.3 | -2.3% |
| 179th | Burkina Faso | 88.3 | -2.4% |
| 180th | Rwanda | 88.3 | -9.9% |
| 181st | Guinea | 89.7 | -3.8% |
| 182nd | Nigeria | 91.9 | -2.9% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | 94.5 | -3.1% |
| 184th | Mozambique | 94.5 | -5.6% |
| 185th | Central African Republic | 96.5 | -1.8% |
| 186th | Mali | 96.5 | -3.2% |
| 187th | Chad | 98.5 | -1.8% |
| 188th | Niger | 99.0 | -4.4% |
| 189th | Equatorial Guinea | 100.4 | -2.9% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 103.8 | -3.0% |
| 191st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 192nd | Angola | 108.1 | -3.4% |
| 193rd | Liberia | 108.2 | -6.7% |
| 194th | South Sudan | 109.6 | -3.9% |
| 195th | Sierra Leone | 118.2 | -2.2% |
FAQ
What was Malawi's infant mortality rate in 2002?▾
Malawi's infant mortality rate in 2002 was 85.1. This ranked 176th globally.
How did Malawi's infant mortality rate change in 2002?▾
Malawi's infant mortality rate decreased by 8.6% in 2002 compared to 2001.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2002?▾
Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2002 at 118.2.
What is the infant mortality rate of Malawi in 2002?▾
The infant mortality rate of Malawi in 2002 was 85.1. This ranked 176th globally.
How does 2002 compare to 2001 for Malawi's infant mortality rate?▾
Malawi's infant mortality rate went from 93.1 in 2001 to 85.1 in 2002, a 8.6% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Malawi matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2002. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 11.4%. View full analysis →
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