Number of deaths among adolescents in Malawi
Malawi: Number of deaths among adolescents was 2,737 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of deaths among adolescents in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2,737 for number of deaths among adolescents in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in Malawi peaked at 6,271 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,478, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 36th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of deaths among adolescents in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,705 | — |
| 1991 | 2,755 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2,794 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2,784 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,691 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2,615 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 2,588 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2,562 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,548 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,542 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,530 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 6,271 | +147.9% |
| 2002 | 2,515 | -59.9% |
| 2003 | 2,505 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,495 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,487 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,482 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,478 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,488 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,509 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,532 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,555 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,581 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,608 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,643 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,680 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,723 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2,768 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,806 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,829 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,834 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,823 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,796 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2,768 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2,737 | -1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2,737 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,197, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2,737 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,070, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among adolescents in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +147.9% | 2,530 | 6,271 |
| 2002 | -59.9% | 6,271 | 2,515 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,658 | 2,542 | 2,794 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,876 | 2,478 | 6,271 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,672 | 2,532 | 2,829 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,792 | 2,737 | 2,834 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among adolescents in Malawi?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in Malawi was 2,737 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6,271 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,478 in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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