Number of youth deaths in Malawi
Malawi: Number of youth deaths was 38,481 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 38,481 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Malawi peaked at 139,867 deaths in 2001 and was at its lowest, 38,244 deaths, in 2021.
That places Malawi 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Malawi, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 114,236 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 114,776 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 114,486 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 113,838 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 111,826 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 107,813 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 104,849 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 102,833 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 100,325 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 96,577 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 91,590 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 139,867 deaths | +52.7% |
| 2002 | 78,652 deaths | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 73,542 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 69,187 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 65,995 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 63,842 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 61,891 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 59,571 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 57,102 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 54,620 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 51,348 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 47,918 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 45,096 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 43,489 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 41,788 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 40,707 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 39,517 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 38,641 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 38,475 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 38,250 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 38,244 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 38,602 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 38,650 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 38,481 deaths | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108,156 deaths | 96,577 deaths | 114,776 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,124 deaths | 57,102 deaths | 139,867 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,160 deaths | 38,475 deaths | 54,620 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,445 deaths | 38,244 deaths | 38,650 deaths | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Malawi?
- Number of youth deaths in Malawi was 38,481 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 139,867 deaths in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,244 deaths in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for number of youth deaths?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.