Malawi vs Uganda: Under-five mortality rate
Malawi
48.78
in 2024
Uganda
48.71
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
Uganda rank
31st
Under-five mortality rate over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 48.78 against 48.71 in Uganda, a difference of 0.07.
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 200 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 | 352.03 | 206.77 | 145.26 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 307 | 204.15 | 102.85 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 250.89 | 203.24 | 47.64 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 212.62 | 165.2 | 47.42 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 128.77 | 111.31 | 17.46 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 61.53 | 60.84 | 0.6915 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 49.78 | 49.82 | 0.0375 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 48.78 against 48.71 in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.07, 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 under-five mortality rate?
- Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.