Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes was 24.9 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
24.9 %
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
32nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
27.3 %
in 2000
All-time low
24.2 %
in 2010
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 24.9 % for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Malawi peaked at 27.3 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.2 %, in 2010.
That places Malawi 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.3 % | — |
| 2005 | 25.3 % | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2 % | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 24.6 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.1 % | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 26.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.9 % | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3 % | 25.3 % | 27.3 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.97 % | 24.2 % | 26.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.5 % | 24.9 % | 26.1 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 25.3 % compare
- 31 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25.1 % compare
- 33 Burundi 24.8 % compare
- 33 Ukraine 24.8 % compare
- 35 Angola 24.7 % compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 24.7 % compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 7.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0123 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Malawi?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Malawi was 24.9 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 % in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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