Malawi vs Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1669 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.1833 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Uganda rank
11th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.1833 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1669 deaths per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0164 deaths per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 11th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1862 deaths per square kilometre 0.1495 deaths per square kilometre 0.0367 deaths per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.2166 deaths per square kilometre 0.172 deaths per square kilometre 0.0445 deaths per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.231 deaths per square kilometre 0.1804 deaths per square kilometre 0.0507 deaths per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.1827 deaths per square kilometre 0.1823 deaths per square kilometre 0.0004 deaths per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.159 deaths per square kilometre 0.1736 deaths per square kilometre 0.0146 deaths per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.1639 deaths per square kilometre 0.1808 deaths per square kilometre 0.0169 deaths per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.1833 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1669 deaths per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0164 deaths per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,263 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal 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.