Number of infant deaths, female in Malawi
Malawi: Number of infant deaths, female was 11,083 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11,083
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
32nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
32,849
in 2001
All-time low
10,136
in 2018
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Malawi, 1962–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11,083 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Malawi peaked at 32,849 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10,136, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 32nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15,247 | — |
| 1963 | 15,704 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 16,124 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 16,524 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 16,974 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 17,470 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 17,929 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 18,371 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 18,690 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 18,912 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 19,071 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 19,178 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 19,206 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 19,208 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 19,224 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 19,236 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 19,269 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 19,392 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 19,701 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 20,074 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 20,590 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 21,320 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 22,272 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 23,384 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 24,451 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 25,248 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 26,328 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 27,316 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 27,894 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 28,139 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 27,995 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 27,787 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 27,093 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 25,728 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 24,880 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 24,677 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 24,431 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 23,771 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 22,668 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 32,849 | +44.9% |
| 2002 | 19,475 | -40.7% |
| 2003 | 18,229 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 17,100 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 16,284 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 15,722 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 15,324 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 14,699 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 14,208 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 13,681 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 12,744 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 11,976 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 11,331 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 10,917 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 10,490 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 10,270 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10,145 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 10,136 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10,374 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 10,512 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 10,691 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 10,919 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 11,006 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 11,083 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,793 | 15,247 | 18,371 | 8 |
| 1970s | 19,139 | 18,690 | 19,392 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,068 | 19,701 | 27,316 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,240 | 23,771 | 28,139 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,656 | 14,208 | 32,849 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,206 | 10,136 | 13,681 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,842 | 10,512 | 11,083 | 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 infant deaths, female in Malawi?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Malawi was 11,083 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32,849 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,136 in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.