Malawi vs Uganda: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Malawi
53.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda
53.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
28th
Uganda rank
29th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 53.9 per 1,000 live births against 53.7 per 1,000 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 29th of 197 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 366.33 per 1,000 live births 219.26 per 1,000 live births 147.08 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1970s 319.83 per 1,000 live births 216.58 per 1,000 live births 103.25 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1980s 262.17 per 1,000 live births 215.29 per 1,000 live births 46.88 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1990s 222.37 per 1,000 live births 176.86 per 1,000 live births 45.51 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2000s 136.84 per 1,000 live births 120.42 per 1,000 live births 16.42 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2010s 67.37 per 1,000 live births 66.74 per 1,000 live births 0.63 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2020s 54.98 per 1,000 live births 54.86 per 1,000 live births 0.12 per 1,000 live births Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 53.9 per 1,000 live births against 53.7 per 1,000 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Malawi and Uganda?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Malawi ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.