Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Malawi
Malawi: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female was 1,532 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,532
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
37th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4,373
in 2001
All-time low
1,490
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 20-24 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
Malawi recorded 1,532 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Malawi peaked at 4,373 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,490, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 37th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,191 | — |
| 1991 | 2,396 | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 2,600 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 2,787 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 2,931 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3,083 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 3,219 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 3,327 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3,399 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3,511 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3,587 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,373 | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 3,590 | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 3,533 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3,448 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 3,287 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 3,180 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,106 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,008 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2,876 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2,722 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 2,536 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 2,361 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2,177 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 2,010 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1,871 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1,752 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1,650 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,577 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,522 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,503 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,490 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,498 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,512 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,532 | +1.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,532 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,532, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,532 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,289, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,944 | 2,191 | 3,511 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,399 | 2,876 | 4,373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,018 | 1,522 | 2,722 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,507 | 1,490 | 1,532 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 34 Iran 1,742 compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 1,669 compare
- 36 Thailand 1,543 compare
- 38 Central African Republic 1,377 compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 1,330 compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 1,248 compare
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- 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 number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Malawi?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Malawi was 1,532 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 20-24 years, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4,373 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,490 in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 20-24 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female youths ages 20-24 years