Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Malawi
Malawi: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female was 1,098 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Malawi stood at 1,098. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Malawi peaked at 3,576 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,098, in 2024.
That places Malawi 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,981 | — |
| 1991 | 2,053 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,143 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 2,243 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2,304 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 2,396 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 2,546 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 2,671 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2,736 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2,770 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,803 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3,576 | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 2,693 | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 2,602 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2,516 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2,415 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2,339 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,263 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,156 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 2,045 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1,935 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1,817 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1,675 | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 1,547 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 1,430 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 1,338 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1,277 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1,214 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1,171 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,140 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,122 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,116 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,112 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,104 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,098 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,384 | 1,981 | 2,770 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,541 | 2,045 | 3,576 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,454 | 1,140 | 1,935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,110 | 1,098 | 1,122 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Malawi?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Malawi was 1,098 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3,576 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,098 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 15-19 years