India vs Malawi: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

India
0.1906 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.2659 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
15th
Malawi rank
12th

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2659 units per square kilometre against 0.1906 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0753 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was India ahead.

India ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 12th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9436 units per square kilometre 0.3794 units per square kilometre 0.5641 units per square kilometre India
1970s 0.9462 units per square kilometre 0.4311 units per square kilometre 0.5151 units per square kilometre India
1980s 0.8582 units per square kilometre 0.5211 units per square kilometre 0.3371 units per square kilometre India
1990s 0.7219 units per square kilometre 0.5943 units per square kilometre 0.1276 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.5427 units per square kilometre 0.432 units per square kilometre 0.1107 units per square kilometre India
2010s 0.3232 units per square kilometre 0.2697 units per square kilometre 0.0534 units per square kilometre India
2020s 0.207 units per square kilometre 0.2605 units per square kilometre 0.0535 units 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, India or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.2659 units per square kilometre against 0.1906 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between India and Malawi?
0.0753 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malawi?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do India and Malawi rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
India ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,234 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.