Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.1903 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1966–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.1903 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.6707 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1852 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Malawi 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.4185 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.4277 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4361 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4442 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4495 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4526 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4528 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4513 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.448 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4443 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.441 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4375 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4345 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4328 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4352 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4407 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4502 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4654 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4856 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5088 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5304 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5461 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5614 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5744 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5817 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5846 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.583 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5804 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5717 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5515 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5359 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5261 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5144 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4955 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4695 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6707 units per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4008 units per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3737 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3505 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3339 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3229 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3132 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3007 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2874 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2739 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2557 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2366 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2207 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2117 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2023 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1965 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1903 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1857 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1852 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1862 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1892 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1903 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1903 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1903 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre 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 | +42.9% | 0.4695 units per square kilometre | 0.6707 units per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -40.2% | 0.6707 units per square kilometre | 0.4008 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4316 units per square kilometre | 0.4185 units per square kilometre | 0.4442 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | 0.4328 units per square kilometre | 0.4528 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4998 units per square kilometre | 0.4352 units per square kilometre | 0.5744 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5525 units per square kilometre | 0.4955 units per square kilometre | 0.5846 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3823 units per square kilometre | 0.2874 units per square kilometre | 0.6707 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2159 units per square kilometre | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | 0.2739 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1878 units per square kilometre | 0.1852 units per square kilometre | 0.1903 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 9 Haiti 0.2821 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.2307 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.1962 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.1783 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.1742 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.1655 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Malawi?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.1903 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6707 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1852 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.