Number of under-five deaths in Malawi
Malawi: Number of under-five deaths was 32,177 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
32,177
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
121,200
in 2001
All-time low
31,391
in 2020
Years of data
59
1966β2024
Number of under-five deaths in Malawi, 1966β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 32,177 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Malawi peaked at 121,200 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31,391, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 33rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,564 | 75,250 | 79,819 | 4 |
| 1970s | 79,895 | 77,714 | 81,408 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,405 | 78,071 | 102,614 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98,868 | 88,242 | 104,631 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,467 | 49,850 | 121,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,940 | 31,489 | 47,352 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,871 | 31,391 | 32,221 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4881 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Malawi?
- Number of under-five deaths in Malawi was 32,177 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 121,200 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,391 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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