Malawi vs Uganda: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1903 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.2307 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Uganda rank
10th

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

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.2307 units per square kilometre against 0.1903 units per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0404 units per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4316 units per square kilometre 0.2326 units per square kilometre 0.1991 units per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.4444 units per square kilometre 0.2962 units per square kilometre 0.1482 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.4998 units per square kilometre 0.3796 units per square kilometre 0.1203 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.5525 units per square kilometre 0.4304 units per square kilometre 0.1221 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.3823 units per square kilometre 0.3671 units per square kilometre 0.0153 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.2159 units per square kilometre 0.2406 units per square kilometre 0.0247 units per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.1878 units per square kilometre 0.228 units per square kilometre 0.0402 units per square kilometre Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.2307 units per square kilometre against 0.1903 units per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0404 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.