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Malawi: Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

48.80per 1,000 live births · 2024-18.7% since 2014

Probability of dying by age 5 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for Malawi from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202448.8
202349.6
202250.1
202150
202050.4
201951.3
201852
201753.8
201655.8
201557.4
201460
201362.9
201267.9
201174
201080.1
200985.3
200891
200796.9
2006102.7
2005109.7
2004118.7
2003130
2002143.2
2001239
2000171
1999182.3
1998191.2
1997197.5
1996202.6
1995207.7
1994214.7
1993221.5
1992228.8
1991236.5
1990243.5
1989249.3
1988253.2
1987254.7
1986254
1985251.2
1984247.7
1983245.5
1982246.2
1981250.2
1980256.9
1979265.4
1978275.3
1977285.3
1976295
1975304.5
1974313.7
1973322.4
1972330.1
1971336.6
1970341.7
1969345.1
1968347
1967349
1966350.6
1965352.4
1964353.5
1963355.3
1962356.9
1961358.5

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Health Organization (2026). Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-under5-mortality (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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