Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malawi
Malawi: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 1,989 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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 1,989 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malawi peaked at 6,325 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,989, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 30th 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 5-9 years, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,819 | — |
| 1991 | 3,737 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3,663 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 3,550 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 3,366 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 3,222 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 3,160 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3,097 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 3,031 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,959 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2,890 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 6,325 | +118.9% |
| 2002 | 2,753 | -56.5% |
| 2003 | 2,694 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2,636 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,590 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,553 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,528 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,513 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,504 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,506 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,514 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,518 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,516 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,501 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,467 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,422 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,375 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,319 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,265 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,205 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2,140 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,081 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,034 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,989 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,360 | 2,959 | 3,819 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,999 | 2,504 | 6,325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,440 | 2,265 | 2,518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,090 | 1,989 | 2,205 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malawi?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malawi was 1,989 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 5-9 years, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6,325 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,989 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years