Health in Malawi

1,183 indicators covering health for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 2021 79th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar 0 2021 21st
Terrorism deaths rate 0 2021 58th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 2021 21st
Prevalence of HIV, total 6.2% 2024 down 37.4% 9th
Number of people who are undernourished 4.50 million 2023 up 87.5% 29th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 41.2% 2024 up 32.2% 80th
External health expenditure channeled through government 42.7% 2023 down 14.8% 77th
Mortality from ncds sdgs 24.9 2021 up 2.5% 31st
Mortality from ncds gender 27.4 2021 up 4.2% 42nd
Healthy life expectancy at birth 54.67 2021 up 7.2% 159th
Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 5.18 2021 up 26.2% 100th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 22.8% 2021 up 0.9% 35th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 27.4% 2021 up 4.2% 42nd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 24.9% 2021 up 2.5% 31st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.13 per 100,000 population 2021 down 7.4% 46th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.91 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 15.0% 40th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.36 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 2.2% 52nd
Suicide mortality rate, female 2.91 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 20.2% 113th
Suicide mortality rate, male 12.47 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 14.1% 76th
Suicide mortality rate 7.57 per 100,000 population 2021 up 15.6% 91st
Nurses and midwives 0.507 per 1,000 people 2022 up 128.4% 179th
Share of women among the population living with hiv 64.58 2024 up 2.2% 19th
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies f 17.16 2023 up 27.1% 20th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 99.5% 2023 up 0.1% 13th
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for c 0.0862 2023 up 5.8% 143rd
Diabetes prevalence who gho 6.3 2014 up 26.0% 158th
Child mortality rate ihme 5.91 2019 down 40.5% 22nd
Neonatal mortality ihme 2.5 2019 down 19.9% 21st
Number of neonatal deaths ihme 13,654 2019 down 18.4% 34th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 1.31 2020 up 2.3% 104th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 3.61 2020 up 1.1% 107th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 6.15 2020 up 0.7% 103rd
Low-birthweight babies 15.6% 2020 down 1.6% 28th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 90 2024 up 66.7% 18th
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 15.07 2022 up 25.9% 182nd
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 5.25 2022 down 8.9% 191st
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 3.69 2022 down 12.0% 196th
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 17 2022 up 30.5% 180th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.1981 2023 down 29.0% 46th
Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.1981 2023 down 29.0% 46th
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group 4.99 2024 down 19.5% 29th
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 380.67 2020 down 25.8% 23rd
Maternal mortality slope chart 380.67 2020 down 25.8% 24th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 380.67 2020 down 25.8% 24th
Number of maternal deaths by region 2,452 2020 down 20.5% 24th
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 380.67 2020 down 25.8% 24th
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 380.67 2020 down 25.8% 24th
Maternal deaths by income group 2,452 2020 down 20.5% 24th
Maternal mortality vs fertility 380.67 2020 down 25.8% 24th
Maternal deaths ihme 2,452 2020 down 20.5% 24th
Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 380.67 2020 down 25.8% 23rd
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologi 84.7% 2023 down 10.5% 30th
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking 14.61 2023 up 13.7% 20th
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 90.0% 2025 up 2.3% 95th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) immunizatio 90.0% 2025 up 2.3% 100th
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage amo 88.0% 2025 up 1.1% 106th
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 90.0% 2025 up 2.3% 89th
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by 68.0% 2025 up 750.0% 141st