Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
22nd
of 60 countries
All-time high
5.74 million
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Malawi, 2009–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 for number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Malawi peaked at 5.74 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 22nd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 939,110 | — |
| 2012 | 906,132 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million | +82.8% |
| 2014 | 2.89 million | +74.5% |
| 2015 | 5.74 million | +98.5% |
| 2016 | 3.16 million | -44.9% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million | -61.5% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million | 0 | 5.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 19 Guatemala 36 compare
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- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 compare
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- 22 Pakistan 0 compare
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- 22 Peru 0
- 22 Mali 0 compare
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- 22 Botswana 0
- 22 Nepal 0 compare
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- 22 Ghana 0 compare
- 22 Eritrea 0 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 0
- 22 Iraq 0
- 22 Gambia 0 compare
- 22 Mauritania 0 compare
- 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
- 22 Yemen 0 compare
- 22 Burundi 0 compare
- 22 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 22 Cambodia 0 compare
- 22 Brazil 0 compare
- 22 Benin 0 compare
- 22 Angola 0 compare
- 22 Myanmar 0 compare
- 22 Somalia 0
- 22 China 0
- 22 Viet Nam 0 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Malawi?
- Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Malawi was 0 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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