Malawi vs Uganda: Child mortality

Malawi
4.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
4.87 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
Uganda rank
31st

Child mortality over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Uganda ahead.

Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 8 and Uganda in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1800s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1810s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1820s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1830s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1840s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1850s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1860s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1870s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1880s 43.98 deaths per 100 live births 51.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1890s 43.96 deaths per 100 live births 51.07 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1900s 43.63 deaths per 100 live births 50.69 deaths per 100 live births 7.05 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1910s 42.74 deaths per 100 live births 49.65 deaths per 100 live births 6.91 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1920s 41.71 deaths per 100 live births 49.35 deaths per 100 live births 7.64 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1930s 40.68 deaths per 100 live births 45.21 deaths per 100 live births 4.53 deaths per 100 live births Uganda
1940s 39.55 deaths per 100 live births 35.84 deaths per 100 live births 3.71 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1950s 38.05 deaths per 100 live births 24.78 deaths per 100 live births 13.27 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1960s 35.35 deaths per 100 live births 20.83 deaths per 100 live births 14.52 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1970s 30.7 deaths per 100 live births 20.41 deaths per 100 live births 10.28 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1980s 25.09 deaths per 100 live births 20.32 deaths per 100 live births 4.76 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1990s 21.26 deaths per 100 live births 16.52 deaths per 100 live births 4.74 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2000s 12.88 deaths per 100 live births 11.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.75 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2010s 6.15 deaths per 100 live births 6.08 deaths per 100 live births 0.0691 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2020s 4.98 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Malawi and Uganda?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for child mortality?
Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.