Number of reported cholera deaths in Malawi
Malawi: Number of reported cholera deaths was 14 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of reported cholera deaths in Malawi, 1973–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of reported cholera deaths in Malawi stood at 14.
The figure is down 98.3% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of reported cholera deaths in Malawi peaked at 911 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1976.
Malawi ranks 22nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of reported cholera deaths in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 20 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 24 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 49 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 16 | — |
| 1990 | 481 | +2906.2% |
| 1991 | 245 | -49.1% |
| 1992 | 8 | -96.7% |
| 1993 | 524 | +6450.0% |
| 1994 | 11 | -97.9% |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 15 | — |
| 1998 | 74 | +393.3% |
| 1999 | 648 | +775.7% |
| 2000 | 56 | -91.4% |
| 2001 | 42 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 911 | +2069.0% |
| 2003 | 34 | -96.3% |
| 2004 | 4 | -88.2% |
| 2005 | 11 | +175.0% |
| 2006 | 55 | +400.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -90.9% |
| 2008 | 26 | +420.0% |
| 2009 | 125 | +380.8% |
| 2010 | 17 | -86.4% |
| 2011 | 4 | -76.5% |
| 2012 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2016 | 46 | +318.2% |
| 2017 | 5 | -89.1% |
| 2018 | 27 | +440.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 576 | — |
| 2023 | 817 | +41.8% |
| 2024 | 14 | -98.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of reported cholera deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +6450.0% | 8 | 524 |
| 1990 | +2906.2% | 16 | 481 |
| 2002 | +2069.0% | 42 | 911 |
| 1999 | +775.7% | 74 | 648 |
| 2015 | +450.0% | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | +440.0% | 5 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.25 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
| 1990s | 200.6 | 0 | 648 | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.9 | 4 | 911 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 | 0 | 46 | 8 |
| 2020s | 281.4 | 0 | 817 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of reported cholera deaths in Malawi?
- Number of reported cholera deaths in Malawi was 14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of reported cholera deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 911 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of reported cholera deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1976.
- How does Malawi rank for number of reported cholera deaths?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of reported cholera deaths rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of reported cholera deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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