Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Malawi
Malawi: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 43 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Malawi, 1992–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 43 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Malawi peaked at 139 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 43, in 2016.
That places Malawi 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 139 | — |
| 2000 | 126 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 89 | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 71 | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 74 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 54 | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 43 | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139 | 139 | 139 | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.33 | 71 | 126 | 3 |
| 2010s | 57 | 43 | 74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 14 Kenya 46 compare
- 15 Mali 44 compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 43 compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 36 compare
- 18 Gambia 36 compare
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 ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Malawi?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Malawi was 43 in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 139 in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).