Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0962 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.3418 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
15th
Malawi rank
12th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.3418 units per square kilometre against 0.0962 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.2456 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 3.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.193 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.8557 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.1574 units per square kilometre 0.7156 units per square kilometre 0.5582 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.1045 units per square kilometre 0.3918 units per square kilometre 0.2873 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.0974 units per square kilometre 0.3372 units per square kilometre 0.2399 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.3418 units per square kilometre against 0.0962 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
0.2456 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five 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, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five 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.