Malawi vs Uganda: Stillbirth rate
Malawi
1.58 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Uganda
1.45 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Malawi rank
44th
Uganda rank
47th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.58 deaths per 100 births against 1.45 deaths per 100 births in Uganda, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.01 deaths per 100 births | 2.2 deaths per 100 births | 0.1927 deaths per 100 births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.76 deaths per 100 births | 1.91 deaths per 100 births | 0.1548 deaths per 100 births | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.6 deaths per 100 births | 1.52 deaths per 100 births | 0.0876 deaths per 100 births | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 1.58 deaths per 100 births against 1.45 deaths per 100 births in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Malawi ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.