Malawi vs Uganda: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male
Malawi
6.9 per 1,000
in 2024
Uganda
7.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Malawi rank
24th
Uganda rank
21st
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 7.2 per 1,000 against 6.9 per 1,000 in Malawi, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.96 per 1,000 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 4.46 per 1,000 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.87 per 1,000 | 13.25 per 1,000 | 2.62 per 1,000 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 9.5 per 1,000 | 9.56 per 1,000 | 0.06 per 1,000 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 7.32 per 1,000 | 7.6 per 1,000 | 0.28 per 1,000 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 7.2 per 1,000 against 6.9 per 1,000 in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.3 per 1,000, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- Malawi ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 21st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.