Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 23.31 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
23.31
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
23.56
in 2025
All-time low
23.31
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Malawi, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Malawi stood at 23.31. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
That places Malawi 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.56 | — |
| 2026 | 23.51 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 23.46 | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 23.41 | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 23.36 | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 23.31 | -0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 23.31 is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.31, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 23.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 23.46 | 23.36 | 23.56 | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.31 | 23.31 | 23.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 20 Mali 23.95 compare
- 21 Djibouti 23.63 compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.37 compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 23.28 compare
- 25 Madagascar 22.65 compare
- 26 Cameroon 22.05 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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Malawi?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Malawi was 23.31 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 23.56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.31 in 2030.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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