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Blue numbers are estimated
% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Total | 94.4 | 94.2 | 94.1 | 93.9 | 93.8 | 93.7 | 93.5 | 93.4 | 93.3 | 93.1 | 93.2 | 93.3 | 93.4 | 93.5 | 92.7 | 91.8 | 90.9 | 90.0 | 89.2 | 88.3 | 86.9 | 85.6 | 84.2 | 82.8 | 81.5 | 80.1 | 78.7 | 77.4 |
| Urban | 67.8 | 67.1 | 66.3 | 65.6 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 63.5 | 62.8 | 62.0 | 61.3 | 63.6 | 65.9 | 68.2 | 70.5 | 68.3 | 66.2 | 64.0 | 61.9 | 59.7 | 57.5 | 53.9 | 50.2 | 46.6 | 42.9 | 39.3 | 35.6 | 32.0 | 28.3 |
| Rural | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 97.5 | 96.9 | 96.2 | 95.6 | 95.0 | 94.4 | 93.4 | 92.3 | 91.3 | 90.2 | 89.2 | 88.2 | 87.1 | 86.1 |
| Poor | 96.8 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96.2 | 96.5 | 96.8 | 97.1 | 97.5 | 96.9 | 96.3 | 95.7 | 95.1 | 94.5 | 93.9 | 93.0 | 92.1 | 91.2 | 90.3 | 89.3 | 88.4 | 87.5 | 86.6 |
| Nonpoor | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Lowest 25% | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Second 25% | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.8 |
| Third 25% | 100.0 | 100 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 100 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 98.7 | 97.8 | 96.8 | 95.9 | 94.9 | 94.0 | 93.0 | 92.0 |
| Highest 25% | 77.4 | 76.9 | 76.3 | 75.8 | 75.3 | 74.8 | 74.3 | 73.8 | 73.2 | 72.7 | 73.1 | 73.4 | 73.7 | 74.1 | 70.6 | 67.2 | 63.8 | 60.4 | 56.9 | 53.5 | 49.0 | 44.5 | 40.0 | 35.5 | 31.0 | 26.6 | 22.1 | 17.6 |
| Blantyre | 80.0 | 78.5 | 77.0 | 75.5 | 74.0 | 72.5 | 71.0 | 69.5 | 68.0 | 66.5 | 70.4 | 74.3 | 78.2 | 82.1 | 78.9 | 75.7 | 72.6 | 69.4 | 66.2 | 63.1 | 61.2 | 59.4 | 57.6 | 55.8 | 54.0 | 52.2 | 50.3 | 48.5 |
| Kasungu | 98.1 | 97.7 | 97.3 | 96.8 | 96.4 | 96.0 | 95.6 | 95.1 | 94.7 | 94.3 | 95.0 | 95.7 | 96.4 | 97.1 | 96.0 | 95.0 | 93.9 | 92.9 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 89.7 | 88.5 | 87.4 | 86.3 | 85.1 | 84.0 | 82.9 | 81.7 |
| Lilongwe | 91.1 | 90.7 | 90.4 | 90.1 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 89.1 | 88.7 | 88.4 | 88.1 | 87.5 | 87.0 | 86.4 | 85.8 | 85.1 | 84.3 | 83.5 | 82.8 | 82.0 | 81.2 | 79.8 | 78.3 | 76.8 | 75.4 | 73.9 | 72.4 | 71.0 | 69.5 |
| Machinga | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.3 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 97.1 | 97.4 | 97.7 | 98.0 | 98.3 | 97.3 | 96.3 | 95.3 | 94.3 | 93.3 | 92.4 | 92.1 | 91.9 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 91.2 | 91.0 | 90.7 | 90.5 |
| Mangochi | 95.9 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.2 | 96.3 | 95.4 | 94.6 | 93.7 | 92.9 | 92.0 | 91.1 | 90.3 | 89.5 | 88.7 | 87.9 | 87.1 | 86.3 | 85.4 | 84.6 |
| Mulanje | 97.5 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 97.9 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 96.5 | 95.6 | 94.7 | 93.8 | 92.9 | 91.9 | 90.7 | 89.6 | 88.4 | 87.2 | 86.0 | 84.8 | 83.6 | 82.5 |
| Mzimba | 91.8 | 92.0 | 92.1 | 92.2 | 92.4 | 92.5 | 92.6 | 92.8 | 92.9 | 93.1 | 92.7 | 92.2 | 91.8 | 91.4 | 90.7 | 90.1 | 89.4 | 88.7 | 88.0 | 87.3 | 84.4 | 81.4 | 78.5 | 75.5 | 72.6 | 69.6 | 66.7 | 63.8 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 96.4 | 96.5 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 97.8 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 97.7 | 97.1 | 96.6 | 96.0 | 95.4 | 94.8 | 93.8 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 89.9 | 88.9 | 87.9 | 86.9 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 93.0 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 94.6 | 94.8 | 95.1 | 94.4 | 93.8 | 93.2 | 92.5 | 92.0 | 91.5 | 91.0 | 90.5 | 89.9 | 89.4 | 86.4 | 83.4 | 80.3 | 77.3 | 74.3 | 71.3 | 68.2 | 65.2 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 98.6 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.1 | 96.4 | 95.7 | 95.0 | 94.2 | 93.5 | 92.3 | 91.2 | 90.0 | 88.8 | 87.7 | 86.5 | 85.3 | 84.1 |
| Salima | 98.9 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 98.0 | 97.7 | 97.4 | 97.1 | 96.8 | 96.6 | 96.3 | 96.7 | 97.1 | 97.5 | 97.9 | 96.6 | 95.3 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 91.3 | 90.0 | 89.9 | 89.7 | 89.6 | 89.5 | 89.4 | 89.3 | 89.1 | 89.0 |
| Thyolo | 91.7 | 92.5 | 93.2 | 94.0 | 94.7 | 95.5 | 96.2 | 96.9 | 97.7 | 98.4 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.4 | 97.1 | 96.4 | 95.6 | 94.9 | 94.2 | 93.4 | 92.7 | 91.7 | 90.6 | 89.6 | 88.5 | 87.5 | 86.5 | 85.4 | 84.4 |
| Zomba | 95.0 | 95.3 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 96.0 | 96.2 | 96.5 | 96.7 | 97.0 | 97.2 | 95.4 | 93.7 | 91.9 | 90.1 | 89.5 | 88.9 | 88.3 | 87.7 | 87.1 | 86.5 | 85.4 | 84.3 | 83.3 | 82.2 | 81.1 | 80.0 | 79.0 | 77.9 |