Mortality rate, infant, male in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality rate, infant, male was 42.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
29th
of 197 countries
All-time high
174.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1968
All-time low
42.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, male in Malawi is 42.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Malawi peaked at 174.6 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 42.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 172.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1962 | 173 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 173.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 173.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 174.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 174.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 174.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 174.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 174.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 173.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 172.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 169.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 166.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 163.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 159.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 155.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 151.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 147.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 143.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 139.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 136.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 135.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 136.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 138.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 141.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 144.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 145.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 145.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 143.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 141.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 137.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 133.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 129.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 125.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 122.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 120.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 118.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 115.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 111.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 105.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 145 per 1,000 live births | +37.4% |
| 2002 | 90.1 per 1,000 live births | -37.9% |
| 2003 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 76.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 64.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 57 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 53.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 50.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 44.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 42.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 43 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 173.91 per 1,000 live births | 172.9 per 1,000 live births | 174.6 per 1,000 live births | 9 |
| 1970s | 160.33 per 1,000 live births | 143.1 per 1,000 live births | 173.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 140.72 per 1,000 live births | 135.6 per 1,000 live births | 145.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.39 per 1,000 live births | 111.3 per 1,000 live births | 141.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.31 per 1,000 live births | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | 145 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.88 per 1,000 live births | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | 57 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.62 per 1,000 live births | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | 43 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Malawi?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Malawi was 42.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 174.6 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.