Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Malawi, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Malawi is 0.0008 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0094 units per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0094 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0094 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.009 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0088 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0079 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0073 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0068 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0065 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.006 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 units per person | +39.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 units per person | -41.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Malawi?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Malawi was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 units per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.