Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Malawi
Malawi: Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 13,981 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths age 5 to 24 in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 13,981 for deaths age 5 to 24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 5 to 24 in Malawi peaked at 32,668 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13,981, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 37th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,521 | — |
| 1991 | 17,884 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 18,285 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 18,498 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 18,304 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 18,300 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,662 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 18,951 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 19,105 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 19,148 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 19,036 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 32,668 | +71.6% |
| 2002 | 18,412 | -43.6% |
| 2003 | 18,016 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 17,613 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 17,187 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 16,794 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 16,435 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16,146 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 15,907 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 15,711 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15,529 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 15,347 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 15,150 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14,952 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14,775 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 14,614 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 14,461 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,303 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 14,188 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14,110 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14,057 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 14,012 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13,995 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 13,981 | -0.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 13,981 is below the median for low income countries, which is 16,419, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 13,981 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,881, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 | +71.6% | 19,036 | 32,668 |
| 2002 | -43.6% | 32,668 | 18,412 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,466 | 17,521 | 19,148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,821 | 15,907 | 32,668 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,903 | 14,188 | 15,711 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,031 | 13,981 | 14,110 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 5 to 24 in Malawi?
- Deaths age 5 to 24 in Malawi was 13,981 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32,668 in 2001.
- What is the lowest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,981 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for deaths age 5 to 24?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 5 to 24 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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