Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Malawi
Malawi: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.2689 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2689
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
50th
of 229 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 1950
All-time low
0.2689
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Malawi stood at 0.2689. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Malawi peaked at 1.14 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2689, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 50th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.14 | — |
| 1951 | 1.13 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.12 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.09 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 1.08 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 1.06 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.03 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 1.01 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 1 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.9826 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.9691 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9573 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9722 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9824 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9884 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9971 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9917 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9872 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.975 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.962 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9467 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.918 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.884 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8591 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8339 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8095 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7815 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7669 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7561 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7503 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7526 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7482 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7617 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7773 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7939 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8225 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8487 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8646 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8761 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9016 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9201 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9396 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9548 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9743 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9898 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.01 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9651 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9206 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8829 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8321 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.762 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7102 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6612 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6152 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5789 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5474 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5155 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4903 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4631 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4417 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4197 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4014 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3796 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3608 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3526 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.335 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3193 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3122 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2929 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2689 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.983 | 0.9573 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8737 | 0.7669 | 0.975 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7876 | 0.7482 | 0.8646 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9615 | 0.8761 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7476 | 0.5474 | 0.9651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.416 | 0.335 | 0.5155 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2983 | 0.2689 | 0.3193 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2757 compare
- 48 Papua New Guinea 0.2757 compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2709 compare
- 51 El Salvador 0.2685 compare
- 52 Congo 0.2675 compare
- 53 Bahamas 0.2669 compare
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Malawi?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Malawi was 0.2689 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2689 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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