Neonatal infant and child deaths in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 15,906 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
15,906
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
32nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
23,126
in 1991
All-time low
14,335
in 2016
Years of data
55
1970β2024
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Malawi, 1970β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal infant and child deaths in Malawi is 15,906, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Malawi peaked at 23,126 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14,335, in 2016.
That places Malawi 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,556 | 17,295 | 18,189 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,418 | 18,676 | 22,610 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,782 | 19,984 | 23,126 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,228 | 16,410 | 19,088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,988 | 14,335 | 16,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,544 | 15,158 | 15,906 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Malawi?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Malawi was 15,906 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 23,126 in 1991.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,335 in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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