Malawi vs Uganda: Probability of dying that year, among males
Malawi
3.3%
in 2023
Uganda
3.2%
in 2023
Malawi rank
44th
Uganda rank
47th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.3% | 14.2% | 5.1% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 18.6% | 12.6% | 6.0% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 12.6% | 4.4% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 12.6% | 2.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 10.8% | 2.5% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Malawi ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 47th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. 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 in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.