Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.2659 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1993 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2659 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1993 deaths per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0666 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3794 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2542 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1252 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.4311 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2741 deaths per square kilometre | 0.157 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.5211 deaths per square kilometre | 0.312 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2091 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5943 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3506 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2437 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.432 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3337 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0983 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2697 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2581 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2605 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2074 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0531 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 0.2659 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1993 deaths per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0666 deaths per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infant 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 infant 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 infant 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.