Number of stillbirths in Malawi
Malawi: Number of stillbirths was 10,641 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Malawi stood at 10,641.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Malawi peaked at 11,993 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10,335, in 2016.
That places Malawi 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,056 | — |
| 2001 | 10,949 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10,899 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 10,966 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 11,117 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 11,361 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 11,564 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 11,772 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11,920 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11,993 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 11,812 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 11,564 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 11,254 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11,057 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 10,818 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10,571 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 10,335 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 10,422 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10,411 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10,462 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10,509 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 10,535 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,590 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10,641 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,360 | 10,899 | 11,993 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,871 | 10,335 | 11,812 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,569 | 10,509 | 10,641 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Malawi?
- Number of stillbirths in Malawi was 10,641 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11,993 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,335 in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for number of stillbirths?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation