Number of under-five deaths, female in Malawi
Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, female was 14,257 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Malawi, 1966–2024
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 14,257 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Malawi peaked at 57,963 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13,928, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 35,790 | — |
| 1967 | 36,520 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 37,229 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 37,940 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 38,443 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 38,658 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 38,715 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 38,615 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 38,363 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 38,039 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 37,721 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 37,390 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 37,091 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 36,908 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 37,039 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 37,418 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 38,189 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 39,439 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 41,136 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 43,043 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 44,761 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 46,002 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 47,325 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 48,457 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 49,149 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 49,517 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 49,480 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 49,312 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 48,573 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 46,825 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 45,507 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 44,574 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 43,332 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 41,523 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 39,157 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 57,963 | +48.0% |
| 2002 | 33,016 | -43.0% |
| 2003 | 30,609 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 28,572 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 27,061 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 26,034 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 25,073 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 23,961 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 22,750 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 21,530 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 19,951 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 18,310 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 16,983 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 16,224 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 15,440 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 14,953 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 14,412 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 14,046 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 13,992 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 13,928 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 13,975 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 14,196 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 14,276 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 14,257 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,870 | 35,790 | 37,940 | 4 |
| 1970s | 37,994 | 36,908 | 38,715 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,281 | 37,039 | 48,457 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,779 | 41,523 | 49,517 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,420 | 22,750 | 57,963 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,584 | 13,992 | 21,530 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,126 | 13,928 | 14,276 | 5 |
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More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Malawi?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Malawi was 14,257 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 57,963 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,928 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.