Number of under-five deaths, male in Malawi
Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, male was 17,920 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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 17,920 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Malawi peaked at 63,237 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17,463, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 33rd 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, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 39,460 | — |
| 1967 | 40,323 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 41,116 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 41,879 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 42,380 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 42,670 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 42,693 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 42,545 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 42,233 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 41,893 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 41,581 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 41,246 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 40,964 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 40,806 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 41,032 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 41,545 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 42,445 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 43,877 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 45,786 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 47,971 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 50,006 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 51,490 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 52,930 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 54,157 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 54,847 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 55,114 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 54,965 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 54,718 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 53,904 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 52,000 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 50,524 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 49,604 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 48,496 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 46,719 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 44,261 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 63,237 | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 37,785 | -40.2% |
| 2003 | 35,232 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 33,046 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 31,479 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 30,446 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 29,530 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 28,354 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 27,100 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 25,822 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 24,111 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 22,305 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 20,806 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 19,961 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 19,074 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 18,530 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 17,939 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 17,509 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 17,497 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17,463 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17,555 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17,842 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 17,945 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17,920 | -0.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 17,920 is below the median for low income countries, which is 29,114, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 17,920 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male 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% | 44,261 | 63,237 |
| 2002 | -40.2% | 63,237 | 37,785 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,694 | 39,460 | 41,879 | 4 |
| 1970s | 41,901 | 40,806 | 42,693 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,124 | 41,032 | 54,157 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,089 | 46,719 | 55,114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,047 | 27,100 | 63,237 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,355 | 17,497 | 25,822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,745 | 17,463 | 17,945 | 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 in Malawi?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Malawi was 17,920 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, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63,237 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,463 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.