Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Malawi
Malawi: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years was 11.1 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Malawi, 1990–2024
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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.1 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Malawi peaked at 45.8 per 1,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.1 per 1,000, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 30th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 29.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.7 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 30 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 30.3 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 30.6 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 30.7 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.3 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 29.6 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 28.5 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 45.8 per 1,000 | +60.7% |
| 2002 | 26 per 1,000 | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 24.7 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 23.4 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 22.2 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 21.2 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 20.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 18.6 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 17.8 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 17.2 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 16.5 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 15.8 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.6 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.1 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.1 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 12.7 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 11.7 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.11 per 1,000 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.99 per 1,000 | 18.6 per 1,000 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.06 per 1,000 | 12.7 per 1,000 | 17.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7 per 1,000 | 11.1 per 1,000 | 12.3 per 1,000 | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0657 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5136 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Malawi?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Malawi was 11.1 per 1,000 in 2024, 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8 per 1,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.