Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Malawi or Uganda?

Uganda, at 6,666 deaths against 6,399 deaths in Malawi as of 2100.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Uganda: Number of infants who die before age 1

Malawi

6,399 deaths

in 2100

Uganda

6,666 deaths

in 2100

Malawi rank

31st

Uganda rank

30th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Malawi
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 6,666 deaths against 6,399 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 267 deaths.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2020s	18,984 deaths	44,816 deaths	25,832 deaths	Uganda
2030s	16,795 deaths	35,331 deaths	18,536 deaths	Uganda
2040s	13,861 deaths	26,400 deaths	12,540 deaths	Uganda
2050s	11,652 deaths	20,215 deaths	8,563 deaths	Uganda
2060s	9,906 deaths	15,397 deaths	5,490 deaths	Uganda
2070s	8,665 deaths	11,819 deaths	3,154 deaths	Uganda
2080s	7,630 deaths	9,425 deaths	1,795 deaths	Uganda
2090s	6,754 deaths	7,542 deaths	788.6 deaths	Uganda
2100s	6,399 deaths	6,666 deaths	267 deaths	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Malawi or Uganda?: Uganda, at 6,666 deaths against 6,399 deaths in Malawi as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Malawi and Uganda?: 267 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Malawi ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.