Adolescent mortality rate in Malawi
Malawi: Adolescent mortality rate was 4.87 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescent mortality rate in Malawi stood at 4.87. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Malawi peaked at 20.98 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.87, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 23rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.72 | — |
| 1991 | 11.41 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 11.08 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 10.78 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 10.48 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 10.19 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 9.9 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 9.61 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 9.32 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 9.04 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 8.76 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 20.98 | +139.5% |
| 2002 | 8.23 | -60.8% |
| 2003 | 7.98 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.76 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.54 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.35 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.16 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.99 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.84 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.69 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 6.54 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.39 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.25 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.12 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.97 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.83 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.71 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.58 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.46 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.33 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.21 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 5.08 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.97 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.87 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.35 | 9.04 | 11.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.96 | 6.84 | 20.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.05 | 5.46 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 | 4.87 | 5.33 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Malawi?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Malawi was 4.87 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.98 in 2001.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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