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Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5, female

43.50per 1,000 live births · 2024-19.4% since 2014

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female 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
202443.5
202344.2
202244.6
202144.5
202044.9
201945.7
201846.5
201748.1
201650
201551.5
201454
201356.5
201261.2
201167.1
201072.9
200977.8
200883.4
200789
200694.7
2005101.5
2004110.3
2003121.1
2002133.9
2001229.4
2000161.2
1999172.3
1998181.2
1997187.8
1996192.8
1995197.7
1994204.7
1993211.3
1992218.3
1991225.6
1990232.1
1989237.4
1988241.2
1987242.5
1986241.9
1985239.5
1984236
1983233.7
1982234.4
1981238.4
1980245
1979253.3
1978262.9
1977272.7
1976282.1
1975291.3
1974300.3
1973308.5
1972315.8
1971321.8
1970326.8
1969329.8
1968331.9
1967333.6
1966335.4
1965336.9
1964338.5
1963340
1962341.8
1961343.2

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5, female. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5-female (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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