What is child mortality vs. health spending in Malawi?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Malawi was 4.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 35.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 4.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Malawi rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Malawi ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Malawi

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Malawi
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malawi: Child mortality vs. health spending was 4.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

4.88 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

30th

of 199 countries

All-time high

35.85 deaths per 100 live births

in 1961

All-time low

4.88 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1961–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Malawi, 1961–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 4.88 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Malawi peaked at 35.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4.88 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Malawi 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	35.2 deaths per 100 live births	34.51 deaths per 100 live births	35.85 deaths per 100 live births	9
1970s	30.7 deaths per 100 live births	26.54 deaths per 100 live births	34.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	25.09 deaths per 100 live births	24.55 deaths per 100 live births	25.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	21.26 deaths per 100 live births	18.23 deaths per 100 live births	24.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.88 deaths per 100 live births	8.53 deaths per 100 live births	23.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.15 deaths per 100 live births	5.13 deaths per 100 live births	8.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.98 deaths per 100 live births	4.88 deaths per 100 live births	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Malawi

27 Haiti 5.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
28 Angola 4.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
29 Djibouti 4.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
31 Uganda 4.87 deaths per 100 live births compare
32 Zambia 4.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
33 East Timor 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Malawi

Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 281,167 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 276,241 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 276,497 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,971 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 279,081 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 283,499 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 284,911 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 283,873 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 273,176 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 281,852 (2025)

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Malawi?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Malawi was 4.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 35.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 4.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Malawi rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Malawi ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .