Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malawi
Malawi: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 49.01 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
49.01
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
31st
of 184 countries
All-time high
78.5
in 2000
All-time low
49.01
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malawi, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 49.01 for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malawi peaked at 78.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.01, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.5 | — |
| 2001 | 77.5 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 76.54 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 74.8 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 73.71 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 72.7 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 70.11 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 68.82 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 68.15 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.96 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.47 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 64.67 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 62.55 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 61 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 58.99 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 56.67 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 55.12 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 52.89 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 51.29 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 49.01 | -4.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 49.01 is below the median for low income countries, which is 52.33, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 49.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.13, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.78 | 66.96 | 78.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.87 | 49.01 | 66.47 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malawi?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malawi was 49.01 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.01 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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