Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 22.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 22.8% for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malawi peaked at 27.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2013.
That places Malawi 35th out of 185 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.
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 22.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.0%, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 22.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 23.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 22.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.8% | 23.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malawi?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Malawi was 22.8% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2013.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Malawi ranks 35th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).