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Total 16.9 17.2 17.5 17.9 18.2 18.5 18.9 19.2 19.5 19.8 20.2 20.5 20.8 21.0 21.2 21.4 21.6 21.8 22.0 22.6 23.2 23.7 24.3 24.8 25.4 26.0 26.5 27.1
Urban 23.2 23.7 24.1 24.6 25.1 25.5 26.0 26.5 26.9 27.4 27.9 28.4 28.8 28.3 27.7 27.1 26.6 26.0 25.4 26.7 28.0 29.3 30.7 32.0 33.3 34.6 35.9 37.2
Rural 16.1 16.3 16.6 16.9 17.1 17.4 17.7 17.9 18.2 18.5 18.7 19.0 19.2 19.6 19.9 20.3 20.6 21.0 21.4 21.8 22.2 22.7 23.1 23.5 24.0 24.4 24.9 25.3
Poor 16.0 16.2 16.5 16.7 17.0 17.2 17.5 17.7 17.9 18.2 18.4 18.7 18.9 19.1 19.4 19.6 19.8 20.1 20.3 20.7 21.0 21.4 21.8 22.1 22.5 22.8 23.2 23.6
Nonpoor 48.6 50.1 51.6 53.0 54.5 56.0 57.5 59.0 60.5 62.0 63.5 65.0 66.5 63.6 60.7 57.8 54.9 52.1 49.2 49.9 50.7 51.4 52.1 52.9 53.6 54.4 55.1 55.9
Lowest 25% 6.43 6.63 6.83 7.03 7.23 7.43 7.63 7.82 8.02 8.22 8.42 8.62 8.82 9.04 9.25 9.47 9.68 9.90 10.1 9.76 9.42 9.07 8.72 8.38 8.03 7.68 7.34 6.99
Second 25% 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.4 14.9 15.4 15.9 16.4 16.9 17.3 17.6 17.9 18.2 18.5 18.8 19.1 19.4 19.8
Third 25% 19.9 20.2 20.6 20.9 21.2 21.6 21.9 22.2 22.6 22.9 23.2 23.5 23.9 24.2 24.5 24.9 25.2 25.5 25.9 27.0 28.1 29.2 30.3 31.5 32.6 33.7 34.8 35.9
Highest 25% 28.5 29.1 29.8 30.5 31.2 31.9 32.6 33.2 33.9 34.6 35.3 36.0 36.7 36.4 36.2 35.9 35.7 35.4 35.2 36.4 37.5 38.7 39.9 41.0 42.2 43.4 44.6 45.7
Blantyre 17.6 18.1 18.6 19.1 19.6 20.1 20.6 21.1 21.6 22.1 22.6 23.1 23.6 23.3 23.0 22.7 22.3 22.0 21.7 22.4 23.1 23.9 24.6 25.3 26.1 26.8 27.5 28.2
Kasungu 16.2 16.7 17.2 17.7 18.3 18.8 19.3 19.8 20.4 20.9 21.4 21.9 22.5 22.8 23.2 23.6 24.0 24.4 24.8 24.6 24.3 24.0 23.8 23.5 23.2 22.9 22.7 22.4
Lilongwe 9.63 10.5 11.4 12.3 13.2 14.1 15.0 15.9 16.8 17.7 18.6 19.5 20.4 21.1 21.8 22.5 23.2 23.9 24.6 24.2 23.9 23.6 23.2 22.9 22.6 22.2 21.9 21.6
Machinga 18.4 18.3 18.3 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.0 18.0 17.9 17.9 17.6 17.3 16.9 16.6 16.3 16.0 16.4 16.8 17.3 17.7 18.1 18.6 19.0 19.5 19.9
Mangochi 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 14.0 15.2 16.3 17.4 18.6 19.7 20.0 20.3 20.6 20.8 21.1 21.4 21.7 22.0 22.3
Mulanje 22.4 22.2 21.9 21.7 21.4 21.2 21.0 20.7 20.5 20.2 20.0 19.8 19.5 19.2 18.9 18.7 18.4 18.1 17.8 19.8 21.8 23.7 25.7 27.7 29.7 31.6 33.6 35.6
Mzimba 19.7 20.3 20.9 21.6 22.2 22.8 23.5 24.1 24.7 25.3 26.0 26.6 27.2 28.1 29.0 29.8 30.7 31.6 32.4 33.4 34.4 35.4 36.4 37.4 38.4 39.3 40.3 41.3
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 13.7 14.2 14.7 15.1 15.6 16.0 16.5 17.0 17.4 17.9 18.3 18.8 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.8 20.1 20.4 20.7 21.1 21.4 21.7 22.1 22.4
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 22.4 23.3 24.2 25.1 26.1 27.0 27.9 28.8 29.7 30.7 31.6 32.5 33.4 33.3 33.1 33.0 32.8 32.6 32.5 33.9 35.3 36.6 38.0 39.4 40.8 42.2 43.5 44.9
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 20.9 20.8 20.7 20.5 20.4 20.3 21.0 21.8 22.6 23.4 24.2 25.0 25.7 26.5 27.3
Salima 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.2 11.8 13.4 15.1 16.7 18.4 20.0 20.5 21.0 21.6 22.1 22.6 23.1 23.6 24.2 24.7
Thyolo 14.5 14.7 15.0 15.3 15.6 15.9 16.2 16.5 16.8 17.0 17.3 17.6 17.9 17.7 17.5 17.2 17.0 16.8 16.6 18.6 20.6 22.6 24.6 26.7 28.7 30.7 32.7 34.7
Zomba 26.1 25.6 25.2 24.7 24.2 23.7 23.2 22.7 22.3 21.8 21.3 20.8 20.3 20.9 21.5 22.1 22.6 23.2 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8