Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Malawi
Malawi: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 6.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 6.3 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Malawi peaked at 25.4 per 1,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 40th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 18.4 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 18.9 per 1,000 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 19.4 per 1,000 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 20 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 20.6 per 1,000 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 21 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 21.3 per 1,000 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 21.2 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.7 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 20 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 25.4 per 1,000 | +27.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9 per 1,000 | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 16.8 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 15.8 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.8 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 13.1 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 10.7 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.96 per 1,000 | 18.1 per 1,000 | 21.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.19 per 1,000 | 11.8 per 1,000 | 25.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.06 per 1,000 | 7.3 per 1,000 | 11.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.62 per 1,000 | 6.3 per 1,000 | 7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 6.5 per 1,000 compare
- 37 Haiti 6.5 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Togo 6.4 per 1,000 compare
- 41 Ghana 6.2 per 1,000 compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 6.2 per 1,000 compare
- 43 Mauritania 6.1 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Malawi?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Malawi was 6.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4 per 1,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.