Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malawi
Malawi: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 3,234 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malawi is 3,234, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malawi peaked at 6,481 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,132, in 2019.
That places Malawi 45th out of 196 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 deaths ages 15-19 years in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,485 | — |
| 1991 | 3,654 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 3,859 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 4,050 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 4,169 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4,344 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 4,599 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 4,817 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4,951 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5,004 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4,959 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 6,481 | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 4,666 | -28.0% |
| 2003 | 4,502 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 4,356 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4,200 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 4,061 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,942 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,828 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3,724 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3,639 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 3,556 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3,473 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,393 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,318 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3,260 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,219 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3,180 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,143 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3,132 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,146 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,175 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3,198 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,220 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,234 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,293 | 3,485 | 5,004 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,472 | 3,724 | 6,481 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,331 | 3,132 | 3,639 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,195 | 3,146 | 3,234 | 5 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malawi?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Malawi was 3,234 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6,481 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,132 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Malawi ranks 45th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years