Neonatal mortality rate in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal mortality rate was 23.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Malawi stood at 23.6. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Malawi peaked at 37.87 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2024.
That places Malawi 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.87 | — |
| 2001 | 37.16 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 33.77 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 31.97 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 30.52 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 29.42 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 28.71 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 28.27 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.84 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.32 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 26.7 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.06 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 25.38 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 24.78 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 24.35 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.05 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.86 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.78 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.76 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.77 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.87 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 23.91 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.85 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 23.78 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 23.6 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.29 | 27.32 | 37.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.65 | 23.76 | 26.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.91 | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Malawi?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Malawi was 23.6 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 37.87 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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