Mortality rate age 15-19 in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality rate age 15-19 was 6.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.27
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
40th
of 201 countries
All-time high
25.35
in 2001
All-time low
6.27
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-19 in Malawi stood at 6.27. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-19 in Malawi peaked at 25.35 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.27, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 40th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.08 | — |
| 1991 | 18.43 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 18.88 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 19.42 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 20.01 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 20.57 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 21.02 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 21.26 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 21.17 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.73 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 19.95 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 25.35 | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 17.88 | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 16.8 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.81 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 13.92 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 13.13 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 12.43 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 11.8 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 11.23 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 10.69 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 10.16 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.63 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.13 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.68 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.3 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.93 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.57 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.29 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 7.05 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.84 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.63 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.44 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 6.27 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.96 | 18.08 | 21.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.19 | 11.8 | 25.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.06 | 7.29 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.64 | 6.27 | 7.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 6.55 compare
- 38 Haiti 6.45 compare
- 39 Togo 6.43 compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 6.21 compare
- 42 Ghana 6.18 compare
- 43 Mauritania 6.12 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 mortality rate age 15-19 in Malawi?
- Mortality rate age 15-19 in Malawi was 6.27 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 25.35 in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality rate age 15-19?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-19 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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