Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.2659 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.2659 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.7346 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.245 units per square kilometre, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 12th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.3446 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0.3553 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3644 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3736 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3836 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3944 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4048 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4147 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4215 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4266 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4298 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4317 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4321 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4327 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.433 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4341 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4372 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4531 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4646 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4809 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5022 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.528 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5527 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5715 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5957 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6179 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6304 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6355 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6322 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6271 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6123 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5821 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5637 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5603 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5564 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5426 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5187 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7346 units per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4494 units per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4226 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3982 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3807 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3691 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3613 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3479 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3374 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3262 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3053 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2878 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2727 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2632 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2532 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.248 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2452 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.245 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2507 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.254 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2583 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2637 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2659 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2659 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.09 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2659 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 units per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 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 | +41.6% | 0.5187 units per square kilometre | 0.7346 units per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -38.8% | 0.7346 units per square kilometre | 0.4494 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3794 units per square kilometre | 0.3446 units per square kilometre | 0.4147 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4311 units per square kilometre | 0.4215 units per square kilometre | 0.4372 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5211 units per square kilometre | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | 0.6179 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5943 units per square kilometre | 0.5426 units per square kilometre | 0.6355 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.432 units per square kilometre | 0.3374 units per square kilometre | 0.7346 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2697 units per square kilometre | 0.245 units per square kilometre | 0.3262 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2605 units per square kilometre | 0.254 units per square kilometre | 0.2659 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 9 Haiti 0.3739 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.3056 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.2703 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.1993 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.1944 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 India 0.1906 units per square kilometre compare
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 infant deaths, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.2659 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7346 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.245 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.