Neonatal mortality rate in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal mortality rate was 23.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.6
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
28th
of 199 countries
All-time high
69.99
in 1969
All-time low
23.6
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Malawi, 1969–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Malawi stood at 23.6. That is the lowest value across all 56 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 69.99 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 28th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.99 | 69.99 | 69.99 | 1 |
| 1970s | 63.46 | 57.64 | 69.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.81 | 50.95 | 56.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.98 | 39.86 | 49.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.29 | 27.32 | 37.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.65 | 23.76 | 26.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.75 compare
- 26 Sudan 23.71 compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.62 compare
- 29 Madagascar 23.06 compare
- 30 Gambia 22.95 compare
- 31 Haiti 22.63 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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 69.99 in 1969.
- 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 28th out of 199 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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