AIDS deaths in adults and children in Malawi

Malawi: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 38,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
38,000 low estimate
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
8th
of 48 countries
All-time high
62,000 low estimate
in 2003
All-time low
4,100 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

AIDS deaths in adults and children in Malawi, 1990–2009

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990199920091990: 4.1k low estimate1991: 6.6k low estimate1992: 9.9k low estimate1993: 14.0k low estimate1994: 20.0k low estimate1995: 26.0k low estimate1996: 32.0k low estimate1997: 38.0k low estimate1998: 44.0k low estimate1999: 48.0k low estimate2000: 53.0k low estimate2001: 57.0k low estimate2002: 59.0k low estimate2003: 62.0k low estimate2004: 62.0k low estimate2005: 60.0k low estimate2006: 57.0k low estimate2007: 51.0k low estimate2008: 44.0k low estimate2009: 38.0k low estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.

Analysis

In 2009, aids deaths in adults and children in Malawi stood at 38,000 low estimate.

That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Malawi peaked at 62,000 low estimate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4,100 low estimate, in 1990.

Malawi ranks 8th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

AIDS deaths in adults and children in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) in Malawi, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 4,100 low estimate
1991 6,600 low estimate +61.0%
1992 9,900 low estimate +50.0%
1993 14,000 low estimate +41.4%
1994 20,000 low estimate +42.9%
1995 26,000 low estimate +30.0%
1996 32,000 low estimate +23.1%
1997 38,000 low estimate +18.8%
1998 44,000 low estimate +15.8%
1999 48,000 low estimate +9.1%
2000 53,000 low estimate +10.4%
2001 57,000 low estimate +7.5%
2002 59,000 low estimate +3.5%
2003 62,000 low estimate +5.1%
2004 62,000 low estimate +0.0%
2005 60,000 low estimate -3.2%
2006 57,000 low estimate -5.0%
2007 51,000 low estimate -10.5%
2008 44,000 low estimate -13.7%
2009 38,000 low estimate -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,260 low estimate 4,100 low estimate 48,000 low estimate 10
2000s 54,300 low estimate 38,000 low estimate 62,000 low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 5 Kenya 61,000 low estimate compare
  2. 6 Mozambique 57,000 low estimate compare
  3. 7 Uganda 49,000 low estimate compare
  4. 9 Zambia 30,000 low estimate compare
  5. 10 Cameroon 29,000 low estimate compare
  6. 10 Côte d'Ivoire 29,000 low estimate compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is aids deaths in adults and children in Malawi?
Aids deaths in adults and children in Malawi was 38,000 low estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
What is the highest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 62,000 low estimate in 2003.
What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 4,100 low estimate in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
Malawi ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 960 data points, 1990–2009
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.