Under-five deaths - Remains constant (projection) in Malawi
Malawi: Under-five deaths - Remains constant (projection) was 34,938 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
34,938
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
32nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
34,938
in 2030
All-time low
32,716
in 2025
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under-five deaths - Remains constant in Malawi, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 34,938 for under-five deaths - remains constant in 2030. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
That places Malawi 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
Under-five deaths - Remains constant (projection) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32,716 | — |
| 2026 | 33,162 | +1.4% |
| 2027 | 33,603 | +1.3% |
| 2028 | 34,073 | +1.4% |
| 2029 | 34,544 | +1.4% |
| 2030 | 34,938 | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 34,938 is below the median for low income countries, which is 53,533, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 34,938 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33,418, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 33,620 | 32,716 | 34,544 | 5 |
| 2030s | 34,938 | 34,938 | 34,938 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - remains constant in Malawi?
- Under-five deaths - remains constant in Malawi was 34,938 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - remains constant recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 34,938 in 2030.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - remains constant recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,716 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for under-five deaths - remains constant?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under-five deaths - remains constant rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - Remains constant (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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