Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1514 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1523 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
12th

Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
0.10.20.30.40.50.6196219922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1523 units per square kilometre against 0.1514 units per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0009 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3911 units per square kilometre 0.2675 units per square kilometre 0.1235 units per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.403 units per square kilometre 0.2689 units per square kilometre 0.1341 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.4485 units per square kilometre 0.284 units per square kilometre 0.1645 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.4962 units per square kilometre 0.3039 units per square kilometre 0.1923 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.3333 units per square kilometre 0.2737 units per square kilometre 0.0596 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.1759 units per square kilometre 0.2067 units per square kilometre 0.0308 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1495 units per square kilometre 0.1596 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1523 units per square kilometre against 0.1514 units per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0009 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,881 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths, female 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.