Suicide mortality rate in Malawi
Malawi: Suicide mortality rate was 7.57 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Malawi stood at 7.57 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Malawi peaked at 7.75 per 100,000 population in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.36 per 100,000 population, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 91st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.35 per 100,000 population | 6.78 per 100,000 population | 7.75 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 per 100,000 population | 6.36 per 100,000 population | 7.27 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.32 per 100,000 population | 7.07 per 100,000 population | 7.57 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 88 Burundi 7.65 per 100,000 population compare
- 89 El Salvador 7.63 per 100,000 population compare
- 90 Brazil 7.59 per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Ecuador 7.56 per 100,000 population compare
- 93 Côte d'Ivoire 7.39 per 100,000 population compare
- 94 Gabon 7.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 94 Vietnam 7.3 per 100,000 population compare
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Malawi?
- Suicide mortality rate in Malawi was 7.57 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 per 100,000 population in 2006.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.36 per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Malawi ranks 91st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).