Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Malawi
Malawi: Deaths aged 15 to 24 was 7,677 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7,677
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 200 countries
All-time high
14,001
in 2001
All-time low
7,202
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths aged 15 to 24 in Malawi stood at 7,677.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 15 to 24 in Malawi peaked at 14,001 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,202, in 2019.
That places Malawi 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,178 | 7,281 | 10,813 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,164 | 8,655 | 14,001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,683 | 7,202 | 8,443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,457 | 7,251 | 7,677 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4881 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths aged 15 to 24 in Malawi?
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Malawi was 7,677 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 15 to 24 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14,001 in 2001.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 15 to 24 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,202 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for deaths aged 15 to 24?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 15 to 24 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 aged 15 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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