Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 23.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.6
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
28th
of 200 countries
All-time high
49.85
in 1990
All-time low
23.6
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Malawi stood at 23.6. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Malawi peaked at 49.85 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 28th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.85 | — |
| 1991 | 48.61 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 47.39 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 46.28 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 45.3 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 44.44 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 43.67 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 42.8 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 41.57 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 39.86 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 37.87 | -5.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Malawi?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Malawi was 23.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 49.85 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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