Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate was -2.63 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in Malawi, 1967–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in Malawi is -2.63 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 550.9% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 50.49 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -45.27 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 74th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8791 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0755 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1972 | -0.54 % change on previous year | -815.6% |
| 1973 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +94.3% |
| 1974 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 1975 | -1.67 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1976 | -1.75 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1977 | -1.82 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1978 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1979 | -1.7 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1980 | -0.8741 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1981 | 0.188 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1982 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +766.0% |
| 1983 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +91.1% |
| 1984 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +34.6% |
| 1985 | 4.21 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1988 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 1989 | 0.601 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4463 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3479 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2907 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1494 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1994 | -0.3629 % change on previous year | -342.9% |
| 1995 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +395.0% |
| 1996 | -2.41 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 1997 | -3.58 % change on previous year | +48.2% |
| 1998 | -4.78 % change on previous year | +33.5% |
| 1999 | -5.81 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 2000 | -6.93 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 50.49 % change on previous year | -828.7% |
| 2002 | -45.27 % change on previous year | -189.7% |
| 2003 | -8.56 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 2004 | -7.38 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2005 | -5.95 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2006 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 2007 | -5.27 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 2008 | -4.96 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -7.56 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 2010 | -8.01 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2011 | -7.93 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2012 | -11.79 % change on previous year | +48.6% |
| 2013 | -10.42 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2014 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 2015 | -6.39 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 2016 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 2017 | -8.6 % change on previous year | +67.9% |
| 2018 | -8.34 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -7.16 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2020 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 2021 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | -0.4041 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | -2.63 % change on previous year | +550.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +828.7% | -6.93 % change on previous year | 50.49 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | -815.6% | 0.0755 % change on previous year | -0.54 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +766.0% | 0.188 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -550.9% | -0.4041 % change on previous year | -2.63 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | -395.0% | -0.3629 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -342.9% | 0.1494 % change on previous year | -0.3629 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1970s | -1.09 % change on previous year | -1.82 % change on previous year | 0.8791 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 % change on previous year | -0.8741 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.75 % change on previous year | -5.81 % change on previous year | 0.4463 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.56 % change on previous year | -45.27 % change on previous year | 50.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.96 % change on previous year | -11.79 % change on previous year | -5.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.37 % change on previous year | -5.21 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 71 Guinea -2.56 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Switzerland -2.56 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Solomon Islands -2.56 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Eritrea, The State of -2.74 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Benin -2.79 % change on previous year compare
- 77 Belgium -2.9 % change on previous year compare
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- 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 life stage, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in Malawi was -2.63 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.49 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.27 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for child deaths life stage, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 74th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths life stage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths life stage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.