Malawi vs Uganda: Child mortality rate
Malawi
4.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
4.87 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
Uganda rank
31st
Child mortality rate over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.2 deaths per 100 live births | 20.68 deaths per 100 live births | 14.53 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 30.7 deaths per 100 live births | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 25.09 deaths per 100 live births | 20.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 21.26 deaths per 100 live births | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.88 deaths per 100 live births | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0691 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.87 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .