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Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5

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

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year. 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 Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5 (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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