Deaths from strokes ghe in Malawi

Malawi: Deaths from strokes ghe was 10,482 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
10,482
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
67th
of 194 countries
All-time high
10,685
in 2020
All-time low
8,012
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from strokes ghe in Malawi, 2000–2021

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2000201020212000: 8.0k2001: 8.2k2002: 8.4k2003: 8.9k2004: 9.3k2005: 9.2k2006: 10.0k2007: 10.0k2008: 9.5k2009: 9.2k2010: 8.6k2011: 8.6k2012: 8.4k2013: 8.3k2014: 8.4k2015: 8.7k2016: 9.0k2017: 9.4k2018: 9.7k2019: 10.1k2020: 10.7k2021: 10.5k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 10,482 for deaths from strokes ghe in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from strokes ghe in Malawi peaked at 10,685 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,012, in 2000.

Malawi ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Deaths from strokes ghe in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from strokes ghe in Malawi, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 8,012 —
2001 8,215 +2.5%
2002 8,355 +1.7%
2003 8,947 +7.1%
2004 9,287 +3.8%
2005 9,240 -0.5%
2006 9,967 +7.9%
2007 9,991 +0.2%
2008 9,484 -5.1%
2009 9,183 -3.2%
2010 8,626 -6.1%
2011 8,565 -0.7%
2012 8,433 -1.5%
2013 8,260 -2.0%
2014 8,404 +1.7%
2015 8,717 +3.7%
2016 8,968 +2.9%
2017 9,407 +4.9%
2018 9,676 +2.9%
2019 10,119 +4.6%
2020 10,685 +5.6%
2021 10,482 -1.9%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 10,482 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9,175, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 10,482 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,005, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,068 8,012 9,991 10
2010s 8,918 8,260 10,119 10
2020s 10,583 10,482 10,685 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 64 Cuba 11,277 compare
  2. 65 Haiti 11,188 compare
  3. 66 Niger 10,895 compare
  4. 68 Australia 10,405 compare
  5. 69 Zimbabwe 9,997 compare
  6. 70 Uganda 9,907 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from strokes ghe in Malawi?
Deaths from strokes ghe in Malawi was 10,482 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from strokes ghe recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 10,685 in 2020.
What is the lowest deaths from strokes ghe recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 8,012 in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for deaths from strokes ghe?
Malawi ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from strokes ghe rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from strokes ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from strokes ghe
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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