Malawi - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Malawi was 18,370 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60,499 in 1989 and a minimum value of 18,370 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 44,842 |
| 1967 | 45,826 |
| 1968 | 46,798 |
| 1969 | 47,726 |
| 1970 | 48,433 |
| 1971 | 48,889 |
| 1972 | 49,115 |
| 1973 | 49,127 |
| 1974 | 49,098 |
| 1975 | 48,959 |
| 1976 | 48,763 |
| 1977 | 48,417 |
| 1978 | 47,890 |
| 1979 | 47,233 |
| 1980 | 46,921 |
| 1981 | 46,910 |
| 1982 | 47,627 |
| 1983 | 49,322 |
| 1984 | 51,858 |
| 1985 | 54,783 |
| 1986 | 57,453 |
| 1987 | 59,361 |
| 1988 | 60,412 |
| 1989 | 60,499 |
| 1990 | 59,795 |
| 1991 | 58,566 |
| 1992 | 57,048 |
| 1993 | 55,520 |
| 1994 | 54,067 |
| 1995 | 52,935 |
| 1996 | 52,189 |
| 1997 | 51,523 |
| 1998 | 50,703 |
| 1999 | 49,464 |
| 2000 | 47,596 |
| 2001 | 44,959 |
| 2002 | 41,955 |
| 2003 | 39,060 |
| 2004 | 36,589 |
| 2005 | 34,773 |
| 2006 | 33,692 |
| 2007 | 33,203 |
| 2008 | 32,006 |
| 2009 | 31,267 |
| 2010 | 30,357 |
| 2011 | 28,415 |
| 2012 | 26,739 |
| 2013 | 24,845 |
| 2014 | 23,146 |
| 2015 | 21,843 |
| 2016 | 20,744 |
| 2017 | 19,888 |
| 2018 | 19,257 |
| 2019 | 18,716 |
| 2020 | 18,370 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Malawi was 24,210 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101,621 in 1989 and a minimum value of 24,210 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,933 |
| 1971 | 80,664 |
| 1972 | 81,001 |
| 1973 | 80,976 |
| 1974 | 80,898 |
| 1975 | 80,658 |
| 1976 | 80,360 |
| 1977 | 79,835 |
| 1978 | 79,011 |
| 1979 | 77,962 |
| 1980 | 77,507 |
| 1981 | 77,489 |
| 1982 | 78,654 |
| 1983 | 81,461 |
| 1984 | 85,707 |
| 1985 | 90,645 |
| 1986 | 95,238 |
| 1987 | 98,699 |
| 1988 | 100,875 |
| 1989 | 101,621 |
| 1990 | 101,248 |
| 1991 | 99,682 |
| 1992 | 97,648 |
| 1993 | 95,494 |
| 1994 | 93,370 |
| 1995 | 91,529 |
| 1996 | 90,320 |
| 1997 | 89,166 |
| 1998 | 87,579 |
| 1999 | 85,076 |
| 2000 | 81,317 |
| 2001 | 76,090 |
| 2002 | 70,387 |
| 2003 | 65,092 |
| 2004 | 60,696 |
| 2005 | 57,490 |
| 2006 | 55,574 |
| 2007 | 54,495 |
| 2008 | 52,536 |
| 2009 | 50,518 |
| 2010 | 48,186 |
| 2011 | 44,841 |
| 2012 | 41,119 |
| 2013 | 37,128 |
| 2014 | 33,877 |
| 2015 | 31,553 |
| 2016 | 29,523 |
| 2017 | 27,784 |
| 2018 | 26,246 |
| 2019 | 25,103 |
| 2020 | 24,210 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Malawi was 12,225 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,952 in 1989 and a minimum value of 12,225 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,050 |
| 1971 | 17,284 |
| 1972 | 17,428 |
| 1973 | 17,544 |
| 1974 | 17,626 |
| 1975 | 17,714 |
| 1976 | 17,803 |
| 1977 | 17,926 |
| 1978 | 18,021 |
| 1979 | 18,105 |
| 1980 | 18,243 |
| 1981 | 18,474 |
| 1982 | 18,810 |
| 1983 | 19,311 |
| 1984 | 19,988 |
| 1985 | 20,687 |
| 1986 | 21,276 |
| 1987 | 21,701 |
| 1988 | 21,915 |
| 1989 | 21,952 |
| 1990 | 21,804 |
| 1991 | 21,516 |
| 1992 | 21,156 |
| 1993 | 20,833 |
| 1994 | 20,545 |
| 1995 | 20,344 |
| 1996 | 20,205 |
| 1997 | 20,067 |
| 1998 | 19,862 |
| 1999 | 19,527 |
| 2000 | 19,032 |
| 2001 | 18,379 |
| 2002 | 17,700 |
| 2003 | 17,065 |
| 2004 | 16,568 |
| 2005 | 16,289 |
| 2006 | 16,279 |
| 2007 | 16,416 |
| 2008 | 16,550 |
| 2009 | 16,551 |
| 2010 | 16,353 |
| 2011 | 15,939 |
| 2012 | 15,359 |
| 2013 | 14,716 |
| 2014 | 14,111 |
| 2015 | 13,608 |
| 2016 | 13,169 |
| 2017 | 12,843 |
| 2018 | 12,563 |
| 2019 | 12,392 |
| 2020 | 12,225 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
