Number of child deaths by age in Malawi
Malawi: Number of child deaths by age was 6,960 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Malawi, 1966–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths by age in Malawi stood at 6,960 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Malawi peaked at 51,946 deaths in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,960 deaths, in 2024.
That places Malawi 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,912 deaths | 39,086 deaths | 40,723 deaths | 4 |
| 1970s | 39,253 deaths | 36,494 deaths | 41,112 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,276 deaths | 36,175 deaths | 44,361 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,841 deaths | 37,087 deaths | 44,911 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,738 deaths | 18,044 deaths | 51,946 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,508 deaths | 7,853 deaths | 16,599 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,181 deaths | 6,960 deaths | 7,444 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Malawi?
- Number of child deaths by age in Malawi was 6,960 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 51,946 deaths in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,960 deaths in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .