Malawi vs Uganda: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.3418 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.4129 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.4129 deaths per square kilometre against 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0711 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8227 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4316 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3911 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.8474 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5511 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2963 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.9483 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7089 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2394 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.05 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7942 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2544 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7156 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6712 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0444 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.3918 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0415 deaths per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3372 deaths per square kilometre | 0.408 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0708 deaths per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.4129 deaths per square kilometre against 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.0711 deaths per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.