Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 4.88 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malawi, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malawi is 4.88, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malawi peaked at 12.21 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.88, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.21 | — |
| 1991 | 11.87 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 11.53 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 11.19 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 10.88 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 10.56 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 10.25 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 9.93 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.62 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 9.32 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.02 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 8.74 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.46 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 8.18 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.93 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.69 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.45 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.22 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.01 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 6.79 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 6.58 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.38 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.19 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.01 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 5.82 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.66 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.49 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.34 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.18 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.03 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.73 | 9.32 | 12.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.85 | 6.79 | 9.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 | 5.03 | 6.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malawi?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Malawi was 4.88 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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