Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Malawi
Malawi: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 4,443 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4,443 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Malawi peaked at 7,520 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,796, in 1990.
That places Malawi 40th 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 20-24 years in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,796 | — |
| 1991 | 4,085 | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 4,385 | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 4,640 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4,786 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 4,968 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 5,245 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 5,479 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5,657 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 5,809 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5,905 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 7,520 | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 5,895 | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 5,813 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 5,688 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5,532 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5,371 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 5,205 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 5,062 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4,931 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4,804 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,687 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4,571 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4,450 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 4,330 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4,241 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,171 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,115 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4,074 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4,070 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,105 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4,168 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,250 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 4,346 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4,443 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,885 | 3,796 | 5,809 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,692 | 4,931 | 7,520 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,351 | 4,070 | 4,804 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,262 | 4,105 | 4,443 | 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 20-24 years in Malawi?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Malawi was 4,443 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 20-24 years recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7,520 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,796 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years