Benin vs Malawi: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Benin
0.3198 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.3418 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Malawi rank
12th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre against 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.022 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3151 deaths per square kilometre | 0.8227 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5076 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.322 deaths per square kilometre | 0.8474 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5255 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.3427 deaths per square kilometre | 0.9483 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6055 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.3512 deaths per square kilometre | 1.05 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6975 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.3507 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7156 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3649 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.358 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3918 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0338 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.3303 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3372 deaths per square kilometre | 0.007 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre against 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.022 deaths per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 12th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of child deaths 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.