Mortality rate age 5-9 in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 6.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Malawi is 6.17, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Malawi peaked at 34.72 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.17, in 2024.
That places Malawi 24th 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 5-9 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.41 | — |
| 1991 | 25.18 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 24.04 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 22.93 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 21.87 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 20.85 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 19.86 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 18.92 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 18.01 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 17.13 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 16.31 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 34.72 | +112.9% |
| 2002 | 14.77 | -57.5% |
| 2003 | 14.07 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 13.41 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 12.81 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 12.26 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 11.76 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 11.3 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 10.87 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 10.46 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.05 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 9.66 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.28 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.93 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 8.59 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 8.25 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.95 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.65 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.36 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 7.09 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 6.83 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 6.59 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 6.37 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 6.17 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.52 | 17.13 | 26.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.23 | 10.87 | 34.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.82 | 7.36 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.61 | 6.17 | 7.09 | 5 |
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- 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5728 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Malawi?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Malawi was 6.17 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 34.72 in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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