Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Malawi

Malawi: Deaths aged 5 to 24 was 13,981 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
13,981
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 200 countries
All-time high
32,668
in 2001
All-time low
13,981
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Malawi, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 17.5k1991: 17.9k1992: 18.3k1993: 18.5k1994: 18.3k1995: 18.3k1996: 18.7k1997: 19.0k1998: 19.1k1999: 19.1k2000: 19.0k2001: 32.7k2002: 18.4k2003: 18.0k2004: 17.6k2005: 17.2k2006: 16.8k2007: 16.4k2008: 16.1k2009: 15.9k2010: 15.7k2011: 15.5k2012: 15.3k2013: 15.2k2014: 15.0k2015: 14.8k2016: 14.6k2017: 14.5k2018: 14.3k2019: 14.2k2020: 14.1k2021: 14.1k2022: 14.0k2023: 14.0k2024: 14.0k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 13,981 for deaths aged 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 aged 5 to 24 in Malawi peaked at 32,668 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13,981, in 2024.

That places Malawi 37th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  5. 39 Burkina Faso 13,258 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths aged 5 to 24 in Malawi?
Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Malawi was 13,981 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 32,668 in 2001.
What is the lowest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 13,981 in 2024.
How does Malawi rank for deaths aged 5 to 24?
Malawi ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is deaths aged 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 aged 5 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths aged 5 to 24
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
269 places, 9,415 data points, 1990–2024
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