Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.3418 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.3307 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre against 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0111 deaths per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8227 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5645 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2582 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.8474 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5695 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2779 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.9483 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6049 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3434 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.05 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6494 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3993 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7156 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5821 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1335 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.3918 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4434 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0516 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3372 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3457 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0084 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre against 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0111 deaths per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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.