Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malawi
Malawi: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 6.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 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
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malawi is 6.2 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malawi peaked at 34.7 per 1,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.2 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Malawi 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 25.2 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 24 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 22.9 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 21.9 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 20.8 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 19.9 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 18.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 18 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 17.1 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 16.3 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 34.7 per 1,000 | +112.9% |
| 2002 | 14.8 per 1,000 | -57.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 12.8 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 11.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 10.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.51 per 1,000 | 17.1 per 1,000 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.24 per 1,000 | 10.9 per 1,000 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 per 1,000 | 7.4 per 1,000 | 10.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.62 per 1,000 | 6.2 per 1,000 | 7.1 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malawi?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malawi was 6.2 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 children ages 5-9 years recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7 per 1,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.