Births attended by health staff sdgs in Malawi
Malawi: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 96.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
96.4
World rank
101st
of 169 countries
All-time high
96.4
in 2020
All-time low
53.6
in 2006
Years of data
11
1992–2020
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Malawi, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 96.4 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Malawi peaked at 96.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.6, in 2006.
That places Malawi 101st out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 54.7 | — |
| 2000 | 55.6 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 60.5 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 56.1 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 56.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.6 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 68 | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 71.4 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 87.4 | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 89.8 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 96.4 | +7.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 96.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.15, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 96.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.32 | 53.6 | 68 | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.87 | 71.4 | 89.8 | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.4 | 96.4 | 96.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Malawi?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Malawi was 96.4 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6 in 2006.
- How does Malawi rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Malawi ranks 101st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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