Health in Malawi 1,183 indicators covering health for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 23.1% 2024 up 32.5% 186th Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 8.0% 2024 up 60.6% 183rd Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard d 5.8% 2024 up 18.3% 194th Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard devi 1.1% 2024 up 14.4% 196th Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 26.1% 2024 up 30.8% 184th Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 8.0% 2024 down 7.0% 49th Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 6.7% 2024 up 65.9% 185th Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard dev 1.9% 2024 down 7.6% 159th Number of under-five deaths 32,177 2024 down 11.1% 33rd Number of infant deaths 25,217 2024 up 1.6% 32nd Number of neonatal deaths 15,906 2024 up 7.7% 32nd Neonatal mortality rate 23.6 2024 down 3.1% 28th Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 pe 37.96 2024 down 7.6% 29th Under-five mortality rate 48.78 2024 down 18.7% 30th Domestic general government health expenditure 3.3% 2023 down 54.1% 185th External health expenditure 65.5% 2023 down 4.0% 2nd External health expenditure per capita 27.03 current US$ 2023 up 0.2% 25th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 82.1 current international $ 2023 down 3.0% 16th Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 — 34th Deaths in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 — 34th Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 — 34th Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 — 34th Deaths from one sided violence 0 2025 — 34th Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 52 2023 up 13.0% 152nd Healthcare access quality un 52 2023 up 13.0% 152nd Universal health coverage index 52 2023 up 13.0% 154th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 32.4% 2023 up 21.8% 58th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 31.9% 2023 up 25.1% 58th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 38.6% 2023 up 5.2% 43rd Stillbirth rate 15.8 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 11.2% 44th Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 360,000 2024 down 52.0% 10th Life expectancy men women 70.56 2023 up 11.0% 188th Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 67.35 2023 up 10.7% 189th Poverty vs life expectancy 67.35 2023 up 10.7% 189th Life expectancy vs health expenditure 67.35 2023 up 10.7% 189th Birth rate vs death rate 31.38 2023 down 16.8% 27th Child mortality around the world 3.93 2023 down 39.9% 45th Food supply vs life expectancy 67.35 2023 up 10.7% 189th Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 70.56 2023 up 11.0% 188th Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 67.35 2023 up 10.7% 189th Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 64.07 2023 up 10.3% 197th Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 3.93 2023 down 39.9% 45th Annual number of deaths by world region 113,185 2023 down 18.8% 76th Births and deaths projected to 2100 113,185 2023 down 18.8% 76th Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 67.35 2023 up 10.7% 189th The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 640,415 2023 up 9.6% 46th Difference in male and female life expectancy 6.06 2023 up 23.7% 58th Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.1 2023 up 0.6% 36th Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 6.49 2023 up 18.2% 49th Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 4.52 2023 up 25.7% 82nd Womens life expectancy at birth 70.56 2023 up 11.0% 188th Number of deaths per year 113,185 2023 down 18.8% 76th Crude death rate 5.36 2023 down 37.8% 201st Measles number unvaccinated 81,428 2023 up 18.6% 43rd Polio number unvaccinated 56,373 2023 down 10.4% 54th Infant mortality rates 2.95 2023 down 38.0% 45th Number of child deaths unwpp 25,719 2023 down 35.1% 37th Number of infant deaths unwpp 19,533 2023 down 32.7% 38th Number of deaths 113,185 2023 down 18.8% 76th Deaths by age group 133 2023 down 66.9% 74th ← Previous Page 6 of 20 Next →