Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Malawi

Malawi: Deaths from diarrheal diseases who was 6,949 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
6,949
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
27th
of 192 countries
All-time high
14,647
in 2000
All-time low
6,949
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Malawi, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201020212000: 14.6k2001: 13.6k2002: 13.4k2003: 12.7k2004: 12.0k2005: 12.3k2006: 12.3k2007: 11.9k2008: 11.0k2009: 10.2k2010: 9.3k2011: 8.7k2012: 8.8k2013: 7.7k2014: 7.6k2015: 7.5k2016: 7.5k2017: 7.6k2018: 7.4k2019: 7.3k2020: 7.2k2021: 6.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 6,949 for deaths from diarrheal diseases who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Malawi peaked at 14,647 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,949, in 2021.

That places Malawi 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,395 10,152 14,647 10
2010s 7,944 7,328 9,321 10
2020s 7,078 6,949 7,207 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 24 Uganda 7,818 compare
  2. 25 United States of America 7,404 compare
  3. 26 Myanmar 7,355 compare
  4. 28 China 6,902 compare
  5. 29 Thailand 6,821 compare
  6. 30 Ghana 6,323 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Malawi?
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Malawi was 6,949 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 14,647 in 2000.
What is the lowest deaths from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 6,949 in 2021.
How does Malawi rank for deaths from diarrheal diseases who?
Malawi ranks 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from diarrheal diseases who rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Deaths from diarrheal diseases who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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