3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of in Malawi
Malawi: 3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of was 86 in 2022. ▲ Rising
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of in Malawi, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 86 for 3.b.1 proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 3.b.1 proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of in Malawi peaked at 99 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 118th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | — |
| 2001 | 90 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 64 | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 84 | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 89 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 93 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 87 | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 89 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 88 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 86 | -7.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 86 is above the median for low income countries, which is 74, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -28.9% | 90 | 64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5 | 64 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3 | 84 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91 | 86 | 94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 118 Barbados 86 compare
- 118 Botswana 86 compare
- 118 Marshall Islands 86 compare
- 118 Timor-Leste 86 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 3.b.1 proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of in Malawi?
- 3.b.1 proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of in Malawi was 86 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 3.b.1 proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2006.
- What is the lowest 3.b.1 proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for 3.b.1 proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of?
- Malawi ranks 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 3.b.1 proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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