Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) was 23.6 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
23.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 200 countries
All-time high
23.6
in 2025
All-time low
23.6
in 2025
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant in Malawi, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Malawi stood at 23.6. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Malawi ranks 27th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.6 | — |
| 2026 | 23.6 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 23.6 | +0.0% |
| 2028 | 23.6 | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 23.6 | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 23.6 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 23.6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.75, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 23.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.27, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 24 Cameroon 24.76 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.75 compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.62 compare
- 28 Sudan 23.48 compare
- 29 Madagascar 23.06 compare
- 30 Gambia 22.95 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Malawi?
- Neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Malawi was 23.6 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal mortality rate - remains constant?
- Malawi ranks 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - remains constant rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 - Remains constant (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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