Food supply vs life expectancy in Malawi
Malawi: Food supply vs life expectancy was 67.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs life expectancy in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 67.35 for food supply vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs life expectancy in Malawi peaked at 67.35 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.66, in 1950.
That places Malawi 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.57 | 32.66 | 34.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.69 | 34.99 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.87 | 36.64 | 43.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.35 | 43.52 | 44.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.96 | 43.54 | 45.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.55 | 46.17 | 56.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.78 | 57.79 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.85 | 64.78 | 67.35 | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs life expectancy in Malawi?
- Food supply vs life expectancy in Malawi was 67.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 67.35 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.66 in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for food supply vs life expectancy?
- Malawi ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs life expectancy rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Food supply vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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