Malawi vs Uganda: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Malawi
37.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda
35.95 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
Uganda rank
32nd
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 37.96 per 1,000 live births against 35.95 per 1,000 live births in Uganda, a difference of 2.01 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 32nd of 213 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | 70.17 per 1,000 live births | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 42.21 per 1,000 live births | 41.77 per 1,000 live births | 0.4435 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | 36.32 per 1,000 live births | 1.98 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 37.96 per 1,000 live births against 35.95 per 1,000 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Malawi and Uganda?
- 2.01 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 32nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.