Mortality rate age 5-14 in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality rate age 5-14 was 11.01 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.01
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 201 countries
All-time high
54.97
in 2001
All-time low
11.01
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.01 for mortality rate age 5-14 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-14 in Malawi peaked at 54.97 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.01, in 2024.
That places Malawi 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.82 | — |
| 1991 | 36.3 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 34.85 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 33.46 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 32.13 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 30.82 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 29.56 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 28.34 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 27.16 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 26.02 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 24.92 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 54.97 | +120.6% |
| 2002 | 22.88 | -58.4% |
| 2003 | 21.94 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 21.06 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 20.25 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 19.52 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 18.84 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 18.21 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.63 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 17.07 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 16.52 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 15.99 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 15.47 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 14.99 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.51 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 14.04 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.61 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 13.19 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 12.78 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 12.38 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 11.64 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 11.31 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 11.01 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.64 | 26.02 | 37.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.02 | 17.63 | 54.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.82 | 12.78 | 17.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 | 11.01 | 12.38 | 5 |
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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 5-14 in Malawi?
- Mortality rate age 5-14 in Malawi was 11.01 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 54.97 in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.01 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality rate age 5-14?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-14 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 5-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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