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Number of under-five deaths, male in Malawi

Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, male was 17,920 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17,920
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
63,237
in 2001
All-time low
17,463
in 2020
Years of data
59
1966–2024

Number of under-five deaths, male in Malawi, 1966–2024

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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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 30 Benin 19,266 compare
  2. 31 Myanmar 18,774 compare
  3. 32 Zambia 18,142 compare
  4. 34 Ghana 17,909 compare
  5. 35 Zimbabwe 17,703 compare
  6. 36 South Sudan 17,156 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.