Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 11.23 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Malawi, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.23 million for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Malawi peaked at 17.25 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.94 million, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 23rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.18 million | — |
| 2011 | 16.26 million | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 17.10 million | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 17.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.08 million | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 11.43 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.44 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.77 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 12.42 million | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 12.39 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.76 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 13.10 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 13.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.94 million | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 11.23 million | +2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 11.23 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.07 million, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 11.23 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.53 million, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -35.8% | 17.25 million | 11.08 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.63 million | 11.08 million | 17.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.27 million | 10.94 million | 13.32 million | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Malawi?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Malawi was 11.23 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.25 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.94 million in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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