Mortality rate, infant in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality rate, infant was 38 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
38 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
29th
of 197 countries
All-time high
165.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1969
All-time low
38 per 1,000 live births
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
Malawi recorded 38 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Malawi peaked at 165.9 per 1,000 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 38 per 1,000 live births, in 2018.
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 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 163.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1962 | 164.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 164.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 164.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 165.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 165.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 165.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 165.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 165.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 165.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 163.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 161.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 158.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 155.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 151.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 148.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 144.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 140.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 136 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 132.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 130 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 128.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 129.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 131.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 134.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 137.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 138.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 138.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 136.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 134 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 130.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 126.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 122.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 119.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 115.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 111.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 109 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 104.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 98.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 138.5 per 1,000 live births | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 83.8 per 1,000 live births | -39.5% |
| 2003 | 76.4 per 1,000 live births | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 65.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 56 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 53.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 48 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 38 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 38 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165 per 1,000 live births | 163.8 per 1,000 live births | 165.9 per 1,000 live births | 9 |
| 1970s | 152.44 per 1,000 live births | 136 per 1,000 live births | 165.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.77 per 1,000 live births | 128.9 per 1,000 live births | 138.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.72 per 1,000 live births | 104.5 per 1,000 live births | 134 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.32 per 1,000 live births | 53.7 per 1,000 live births | 138.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.19 per 1,000 live births | 38 per 1,000 live births | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | 38 per 1,000 live births | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Malawi?
- Mortality rate, infant in Malawi was 38 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 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 165.9 per 1,000 live births in 1969.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 per 1,000 live births in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.