Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.1903 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1783 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1903 units per square kilometre against 0.1783 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.012 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4316 units per square kilometre | 0.297 units per square kilometre | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | 0.3006 units per square kilometre | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.4998 units per square kilometre | 0.3209 units per square kilometre | 0.1789 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5525 units per square kilometre | 0.3455 units per square kilometre | 0.207 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.3823 units per square kilometre | 0.3084 units per square kilometre | 0.074 units per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2159 units per square kilometre | 0.2367 units per square kilometre | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1878 units per square kilometre | 0.1861 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 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 Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 0.1903 units per square kilometre against 0.1783 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.012 units per square kilometre, with Malawi 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, male, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 12th and Sierra Leone 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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About this data
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.