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
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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About this data
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.