Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 13,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Malawi is 13,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Malawi peaked at 76,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 2024.
That places Malawi 12th out of 139 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71,000 | — |
| 2001 | 73,000 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 75,000 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 76,000 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 75,000 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 71,000 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 65,000 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 57,000 | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 48,000 | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 41,000 | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 36,000 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 31,000 | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 28,000 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 24,000 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 18,000 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 16,000 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,200 | 41,000 | 76,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,800 | 16,000 | 36,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,167 | 13,000 | 16,000 | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Malawi?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Malawi was 13,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 76,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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