Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malawi
Malawi: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 3,567 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malawi stood at 3,567. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malawi peaked at 12,396 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,567, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 31st 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.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,535 | — |
| 1991 | 7,390 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 7,247 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 7,024 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 6,658 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 6,373 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 6,230 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 6,093 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 5,949 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 5,793 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 5,642 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 12,396 | +119.7% |
| 2002 | 5,336 | -57.0% |
| 2003 | 5,196 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 5,074 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4,968 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4,880 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 4,810 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 4,768 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,743 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4,736 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,731 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,722 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4,699 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,661 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,594 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,501 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,398 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4,280 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,157 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 4,025 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3,891 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 3,768 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3,661 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3,567 | -2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3,567 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,078, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3,567 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,087, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +119.7% | 5,642 | 12,396 |
| 2002 | -57.0% | 12,396 | 5,336 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,629 | 5,793 | 7,535 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,781 | 4,743 | 12,396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,548 | 4,157 | 4,736 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,782 | 3,567 | 4,025 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malawi?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malawi was 3,567 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 5-9 years recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12,396 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,567 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years