Malawi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1903 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0375 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
13th

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

  • Malawi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
00.20.40.6196619942023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1903 units per square kilometre against 0.0375 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1528 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 5.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 195 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5525 units per square kilometre 0.0644 units per square kilometre 0.4881 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.3823 units per square kilometre 0.0526 units per square kilometre 0.3298 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.2159 units per square kilometre 0.0464 units per square kilometre 0.1695 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.1878 units per square kilometre 0.0386 units per square kilometre 0.1492 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre, Malawi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malawi, at 0.1903 units per square kilometre against 0.0375 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre between Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.1528 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, male, 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, male, 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, male 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.