Malawi vs Uganda: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Malawi
6.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Uganda
6.8 per 1,000
in 2024
Malawi rank
24th
Uganda rank
21st
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 6.8 per 1,000 against 6.2 per 1,000 in Malawi, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.51 per 1,000 | 17.14 per 1,000 | 4.37 per 1,000 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.24 per 1,000 | 12.86 per 1,000 | 2.38 per 1,000 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.83 per 1,000 | 9.28 per 1,000 | 0.45 per 1,000 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 6.62 per 1,000 | 7.24 per 1,000 | 0.62 per 1,000 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 6.8 per 1,000 against 6.2 per 1,000 in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.6 per 1,000, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Malawi ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 21st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.