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

Malawi
0.3418 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.4129 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Uganda rank
10th

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

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.4129 units per square kilometre against 0.3418 units per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0711 units per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th of 194 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 0.8227 units per square kilometre 0.4316 units per square kilometre 0.3911 units per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.8474 units per square kilometre 0.5511 units per square kilometre 0.2963 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.9483 units per square kilometre 0.7089 units per square kilometre 0.2394 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.7942 units per square kilometre 0.2544 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.7156 units per square kilometre 0.6712 units per square kilometre 0.0444 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.3918 units per square kilometre 0.4333 units per square kilometre 0.0415 units per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.3372 units per square kilometre 0.408 units per square kilometre 0.0708 units per square kilometre Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.4129 units per square kilometre against 0.3418 units per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0711 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.