Malawi vs Uganda: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Malawi
0.0758 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.1074 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
13th
Uganda rank
10th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
0.10.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.1074 units per square kilometre against 0.0758 units per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0316 units per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4233 units per square kilometre 0.182 units per square kilometre 0.2414 units per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.4163 units per square kilometre 0.2316 units per square kilometre 0.1847 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.4272 units per square kilometre 0.2846 units per square kilometre 0.1426 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.4544 units per square kilometre 0.3048 units per square kilometre 0.1496 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.2836 units per square kilometre 0.24 units per square kilometre 0.0436 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.1221 units per square kilometre 0.1321 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.0768 units per square kilometre 0.1076 units per square kilometre 0.0309 units per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.1074 units per square kilometre against 0.0758 units per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0316 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.