Births attended by skilled health personnel in Malawi
Malawi: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.3%
World rank
111th
of 163 countries
All-time high
96.4%
in 2020
All-time low
54.0%
in 2006
Years of data
8
2000–2024
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 96.3% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2024.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Malawi peaked at 96.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2006.
That places Malawi 111th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +31.5% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 54.0% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 71.0% | 89.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.4% | 2 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0657 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5136 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Malawi?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Malawi was 96.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2006.
- How does Malawi rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Malawi ranks 111th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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