Health in Malawi

1,203 indicators covering health for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 23.6% 2016 up 268.8% 22nd
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 30.9% 2016 up 215.3% 25th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 96.9% 2016 up 2.6% 8th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 97.4% 2016 up 3.4% 10th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 98.0% 2016 up 1.3% 13th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 97.8% 2016 up 1.2% 15th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 98.4% 2016 up 1.5% 12th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 90.0% 2016 up 9.8% 5th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 92.4% 2016 up 8.3% 4th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 90.0% 2016 up 5.9% 7th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 91.3% 2016 up 9.9% 10th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 93.5% 2016 up 7.2% 7th
Prevalence of undernourishment 4 population 2011 up 33.3% 14th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 71.5% 2016 up 8.0% 13th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 78.2% 2016 up 11.9% 12th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 74.7% 2016 up 7.5% 15th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 79.2% 2016 up 11.4% 15th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 77.4% 2016 up 0.1% 17th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q1 28.7% 2016 up 12.1% 3rd
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 29.4% 2016 up 16.2% 2nd
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q3 27.4% 2016 up 9.2% 4th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 30.2% 2016 up 29.1% 2nd
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 25.6% 2016 up 26.1% 2nd
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound 206 per 100,000 people 2011 down 61.4% 29th
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound 177 per 100,000 people 2011 down 51.4% 25th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound 255 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 60.8% 40th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, low uncertainty bound 93 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 27.4% 34th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 92.2% 2016 up 10.3% 7th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 92.8% 2016 up 9.4% 7th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 93.8% 2016 up 9.3% 5th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 93.8% 2016 up 6.5% 7th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 92.5% 2016 up 1.4% 12th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 1.8% 2016 down 43.8% 33rd
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 1.5% 2016 down 42.3% 30th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 1.2% 2016 down 20.0% 31st
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 2.0% 2016 up 17.6% 21st
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 1.3% 2016 down 40.9% 24th
Reported clinical malaria cases 304,499 total 2011 down 92.0% 20th
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 9.20 million 2024 up 80.8% 9th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 41.8% 2017 up 16.1% 2nd
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 40.4% 2017 up 10.4% 1st
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q4 36.9% 2017 up 2.2% 1st
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 30.8% 2017 up 13.7% 1st
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 47.0% 2017 up 26.7% 2nd
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 89.7% 2016 up 108.6% 6th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 91.6% 2016 up 92.4% 9th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 91.6% 2016 up 74.8% 12th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 94.4% 2016 up 74.2% 14th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 96.8% 2016 up 25.6% 16th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 64.1 2020 down 9.5% 9th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 196.43 2020 down 3.6% 20th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 83 lowest 2016 down 32.5% 13th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 81 2016 down 40.0% 12th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 77 2016 down 39.8% 12th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 68 2016 down 44.3% 16th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 60 highest 2016 down 39.4% 6th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 47 lowest 2016 down 34.7% 17th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 50 2016 down 36.7% 13th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 48 2016 down 36.8% 12th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 43 2016 down 39.4% 16th