Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Malawi
Malawi: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 6,304 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 6,304 for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Malawi peaked at 18,667 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,304, in 2024.
That places Malawi 32nd out of 200 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 among children 5 to 14 years of age in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,240 | — |
| 1991 | 10,145 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 10,041 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 9,808 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 9,349 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 8,988 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 8,818 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 8,655 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 8,497 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 8,335 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 8,172 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 18,667 | +128.4% |
| 2002 | 7,851 | -57.9% |
| 2003 | 7,701 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7,569 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 7,455 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7,362 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,288 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 7,256 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7,252 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,268 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,286 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7,303 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7,307 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7,304 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,274 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7,224 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7,166 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7,086 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6,986 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,859 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 6,714 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6,564 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 6,429 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 6,304 | -1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 6,304 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7,275, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 6,304 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,152, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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 | +128.4% | 8,172 | 18,667 |
| 2002 | -57.9% | 18,667 | 7,851 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,288 | 8,335 | 10,240 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,657 | 7,252 | 18,667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,220 | 6,986 | 7,307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,574 | 6,304 | 6,859 | 5 |
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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 children 5 to 14 years of age in Malawi?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Malawi was 6,304 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18,667 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,304 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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