Death rate from meningitis who in Malawi
Malawi: Death rate from meningitis who was 10.68 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
10.68
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
21st
of 194 countries
All-time high
32.46
in 2000
All-time low
10.68
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from meningitis who in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from meningitis who in Malawi stood at 10.68. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from meningitis who in Malawi peaked at 32.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.68, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.76 | 17.47 | 32.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.21 | 11.02 | 16.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.76 | 10.68 | 10.84 | 2 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 death rate from meningitis who in Malawi?
- Death rate from meningitis who in Malawi was 10.68 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from meningitis who recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from meningitis who recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.68 in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for death rate from meningitis who?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from meningitis who rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from meningitis who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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