Health in Malawi

1,203 indicators covering health for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 96.9% 2017 up 0.3% 71st
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 15.0% 2017 up 16.3% 59th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 18.5% 2017 up 13.1% 64th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 20.9% 2017 up 10.9% 70th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 21.9% 2017 up 6.1% 76th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 34.3% 2017 down 1.9% 80th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 21.9% 2017 up 6.9% 73rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 20.6% 2017 up 1.8% 84th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 24.6% 2017 down 2.0% 86th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 41.1% 2017 up 0.1% 85th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 72.7% 2017 down 3.0% 78th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 14.8% 2017 down 42.6% 57th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 7.9% 2017 down 54.9% 52nd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 5.5% 2017 down 61.3% 50th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 4.4% 2017 down 50.7% 43rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 1.6% 2017 down 46.3% 38th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 5.0% 2017 down 46.4% 42nd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 1.0% 2017 down 54.7% 38th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.3% 2017 down 50.5% 40th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.1% 2017 down 84.9% 41st
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 up 43.5% 31st
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st
Prevalence of syphilis 2.5% 2022 up 17.7% 14th
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 down 100.0% 23rd
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 201 2009 up 3.1% 40th
Population 0-24 66.3% 2011 up 1.0% 5th
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 27 2012 up 200.0% 65th
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 133 2025 down 92.6% 20th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 96.7% 2017 up 7.7% 8th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 97.4% 2017 up 9.2% 15th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 98.6% 2017 up 5.2% 18th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 99.3% 2017 up 7.5% 10th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 98.2% 2017 up 3.0% 26th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 14.3% 2017 up 93.2% 18th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 18.7% 2017 up 163.4% 19th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 21.4% 2017 up 177.9% 21st
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 19.3% 2017 up 147.4% 27th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 17.9% 2017 up 167.2% 37th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate 164 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 43.3% 37th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 53.2% 2016 up 54.7% 12th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 58.0% 2016 up 56.3% 9th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 58.8% 2016 up 55.6% 9th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 59.6% 2016 up 56.0% 6th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 60.6% 2016 up 37.1% 5th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 54.0% 2016 up 42.1% 16th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 58.9% 2016 up 46.9% 13th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 59.7% 2016 up 46.7% 14th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 60.6% 2016 up 50.7% 13th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 62.4% 2016 up 36.2% 11th
New cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 33rd
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration a 41.0% 2020 down 13.9% 27th
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses 9.20 million 2024 up 80.8% 9th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 87.6% 2016 up 105.6% 9th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q2 89.8% 2016 up 89.1% 11th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 89.7% 2016 up 71.8% 15th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 92.9% 2016 up 72.7% 21st
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 95.5% 2016 up 24.0% 28th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 20.5% 2016 up 327.1% 15th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 18.5% 2016 up 242.6% 18th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 19.1% 2016 up 267.3% 19th