Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.4943 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4943 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Malawi peaked at 0.4943 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1569, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 133rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2213 | — |
| 1991 | 0.221 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2208 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2212 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2175 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2139 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2174 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2206 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2238 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2265 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2288 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1569 | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2488 | +58.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2594 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2719 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2836 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2933 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3039 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3164 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3292 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.34 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3582 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3784 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3996 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4082 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4201 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4281 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4464 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4632 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4721 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4829 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4872 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4856 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4884 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4943 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2204 | 0.2139 | 0.2265 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2692 | 0.1569 | 0.3292 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4114 | 0.34 | 0.4721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4877 | 0.4829 | 0.4943 | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.9187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Malawi?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Malawi was 0.4943 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4943 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1569 in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Malawi ranks 133rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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