Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained was 16,944 in 2030. β² Rising
Latest (2030)
16,944
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 200 countries
All-time high
16,944
in 2030
All-time low
16,131
in 2025
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in Malawi, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Malawi is 16,944, measured in 2030. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 26th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 16,473 | 16,131 | 16,855 | 5 |
| 2030s | 16,944 | 16,944 | 16,944 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 23 Madagascar 24,185 compare
- 24 Cameroon 22,887 compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 17,940 compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 16,384 compare
- 28 Mexico 15,623 compare
- 29 South Sudan 15,592 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4881 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Malawi?
- Neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Malawi was 16,944 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 16,944 in 2030.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,131 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal deaths - current trends maintained?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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