Malawi vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.2659 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.3056 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.3056 deaths per square kilometre against 0.2659 deaths per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0397 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 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 | 0.3794 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2407 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1387 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.4311 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3195 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1116 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.5211 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4242 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0969 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5943 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4895 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1048 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.432 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4312 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0008 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2697 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3012 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0315 deaths per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.2605 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3004 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0399 deaths per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.3056 deaths per square kilometre against 0.2659 deaths per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.0397 deaths per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for number of infant 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 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.