Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.3418 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.3307 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
13th

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

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.3418 units per square kilometre against 0.3307 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0111 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8227 units per square kilometre 0.5645 units per square kilometre 0.2582 units per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.8474 units per square kilometre 0.5695 units per square kilometre 0.2779 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.9483 units per square kilometre 0.6049 units per square kilometre 0.3434 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.6494 units per square kilometre 0.3993 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.7156 units per square kilometre 0.5821 units per square kilometre 0.1335 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.3918 units per square kilometre 0.4434 units per square kilometre 0.0516 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.3372 units per square kilometre 0.3457 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 0.3418 units per square kilometre against 0.3307 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0111 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 194 countries.
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
195 places, 10,428 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.