Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Malawi
Malawi: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 219 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Malawi, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Malawi is 219, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Malawi peaked at 298 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 107, in 2012.
Malawi ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 298 | — |
| 2001 | 283 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 260 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 238 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 221 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 208 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 203 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 196 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 191 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 191 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 182 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 187 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 107 | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 258 | +141.1% |
| 2014 | 240 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 219 | -8.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 219 is above the median for low income countries, which is 116, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 219 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +141.1% | 107 | 258 |
| 2012 | -42.8% | 187 | 107 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 228.9 | 191 | 298 | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.83 | 107 | 258 | 6 |
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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)
- 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 child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Malawi?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Malawi was 219 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 298 in 2000.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.