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| 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 | 42.1 | 44.9 | 47.6 | 50.4 | 53.2 | 56.0 | 58.7 | 61.5 | 64.3 | 67.1 | 68.4 | 69.7 | 71.1 | 72.4 | 73.8 | 75.3 | 76.7 | 78.1 | 79.6 | 81.0 | 82.8 | 84.6 | 86.4 | 88.3 | 90.1 | 91.9 | 93.7 | 95.5 |
| Urban | 64.9 | 67.1 | 69.4 | 71.6 | 73.8 | 76.0 | 78.3 | 80.5 | 82.7 | 85.0 | 85.1 | 85.2 | 85.3 | 85.4 | 86.3 | 87.3 | 88.2 | 89.1 | 90.1 | 91.0 | 91.9 | 92.8 | 93.7 | 94.6 | 95.5 | 96.4 | 97.3 | 98.2 |
| Rural | 39.0 | 41.9 | 44.7 | 47.5 | 50.3 | 53.2 | 56.0 | 58.8 | 61.6 | 64.5 | 66.0 | 67.5 | 69.0 | 70.5 | 72.0 | 73.5 | 75.0 | 76.5 | 78.0 | 79.5 | 81.4 | 83.4 | 85.4 | 87.4 | 89.3 | 91.3 | 93.3 | 95.2 |
| Poor | 40.7 | 43.5 | 46.4 | 49.2 | 52.0 | 54.9 | 57.7 | 60.5 | 63.4 | 66.2 | 67.5 | 68.9 | 70.3 | 71.6 | 73.0 | 74.4 | 75.9 | 77.3 | 78.7 | 80.1 | 82.0 | 83.9 | 85.8 | 87.6 | 89.5 | 91.4 | 93.3 | 95.1 |
| Nonpoor | 82.6 | 84.2 | 85.7 | 87.2 | 88.8 | 90.3 | 91.8 | 93.4 | 94.9 | 96.4 | 96.4 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 96.7 | 96.8 | 97.0 | 97.2 | 97.3 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.7 |
| Lowest 25% | 25.8 | 28.7 | 31.5 | 34.4 | 37.3 | 40.2 | 43.1 | 46.0 | 48.8 | 51.7 | 53.9 | 56.2 | 58.4 | 60.6 | 62.1 | 63.7 | 65.2 | 66.7 | 68.3 | 69.8 | 72.6 | 75.3 | 78.1 | 80.9 | 83.6 | 86.4 | 89.2 | 92.0 |
| Second 25% | 30.4 | 34.4 | 38.5 | 42.6 | 46.6 | 50.7 | 54.8 | 58.8 | 62.9 | 67.0 | 66.6 | 66.1 | 65.7 | 65.3 | 67.4 | 69.4 | 71.5 | 73.6 | 75.6 | 77.7 | 79.8 | 81.9 | 84.0 | 86.1 | 88.2 | 90.4 | 92.5 | 94.6 |
| Third 25% | 43.0 | 46.2 | 49.4 | 52.6 | 55.8 | 59.0 | 62.2 | 65.4 | 68.6 | 71.8 | 72.7 | 73.7 | 74.7 | 75.6 | 77.1 | 78.6 | 80.1 | 81.6 | 83.1 | 84.6 | 86.2 | 87.8 | 89.4 | 91.0 | 92.6 | 94.2 | 95.8 | 97.3 |
| Highest 25% | 65.6 | 67.0 | 68.4 | 69.8 | 71.2 | 72.6 | 74.0 | 75.4 | 76.8 | 78.3 | 80.8 | 83.3 | 85.8 | 88.3 | 89.1 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 91.5 | 92.4 | 93.2 | 93.8 | 94.5 | 95.1 | 95.8 | 96.4 | 97.1 | 97.7 | 98.4 |
| Blantyre | 63.0 | 65.8 | 68.5 | 71.2 | 74.0 | 76.7 | 79.4 | 82.2 | 84.9 | 87.6 | 85.1 | 82.7 | 80.2 | 77.7 | 80.0 | 82.4 | 84.7 | 87.0 | 89.4 | 91.7 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 94.9 | 95.7 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 98.1 |
| Kasungu | 24.2 | 30.2 | 36.1 | 42.1 | 48.0 | 54.0 | 59.9 | 65.9 | 71.8 | 77.8 | 77.6 | 77.4 | 77.2 | 77.1 | 78.7 | 80.3 | 81.9 | 83.5 | 85.1 | 86.7 | 88.2 | 89.7 | 91.2 | 92.7 | 94.2 | 95.7 | 97.1 | 98.5 |
| Lilongwe | 24.0 | 28.7 | 33.4 | 38.0 | 42.7 | 47.4 | 52.0 | 56.7 | 61.4 | 66.1 | 67.7 | 69.3 | 71.0 | 72.6 | 73.3 | 74.0 | 74.7 | 75.3 | 76.0 | 76.7 | 79.6 | 82.6 | 85.6 | 88.5 | 91.5 | 94.4 | 96.2 | 98.1 |
| Machinga | 38.1 | 40.6 | 43.1 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 50.5 | 53.0 | 55.5 | 57.9 | 60.4 | 62.0 | 63.6 | 65.2 | 66.7 | 68.5 | 70.2 | 71.9 | 73.6 | 75.4 | 77.1 | 79.0 | 80.9 | 82.9 | 84.8 | 86.7 | 88.6 | 90.5 | 92.4 |
| Mangochi | 13.1 | 17.9 | 22.6 | 27.4 | 32.1 | 36.9 | 41.7 | 46.4 | 51.2 | 55.9 | 55.7 | 55.5 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 56.5 | 57.8 | 59.2 | 60.6 | 62.0 | 63.3 | 67.1 | 70.8 | 74.6 | 78.3 | 82.1 | 85.8 | 89.6 | 93.3 |
| Mulanje | 43.2 | 45.8 | 48.3 | 50.9 | 53.4 | 56.0 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 63.7 | 66.2 | 67.5 | 68.8 | 70.1 | 71.3 | 73.6 | 75.9 | 78.1 | 80.4 | 82.6 | 84.9 | 86.7 | 88.4 | 90.2 | 92.0 | 93.7 | 95.5 | 97.0 | 98.4 |
| Mzimba | 66.0 | 67.6 | 69.1 | 70.6 | 72.1 | 73.6 | 75.2 | 76.7 | 78.2 | 79.7 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 84.1 | 85.6 | 85.8 | 86.0 | 86.2 | 86.4 | 86.7 | 86.9 | 88.0 | 89.2 | 90.4 | 91.5 | 92.7 | 93.9 | 95.0 | 96.2 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 46.7 | 48.6 | 50.4 | 52.2 | 54.1 | 55.9 | 57.7 | 59.5 | 61.4 | 63.2 | 64.1 | 65.0 | 65.9 | 66.8 | 68.7 | 70.6 | 72.4 | 74.3 | 76.2 | 78.1 | 80.1 | 82.1 | 84.1 | 86.1 | 88.1 | 90.1 | 92.1 | 94.2 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 70.0 | 70.9 | 71.7 | 72.6 | 73.5 | 74.3 | 75.2 | 76.1 | 77.0 | 77.8 | 79.7 | 81.6 | 83.5 | 85.4 | 86.3 | 87.1 | 87.9 | 88.7 | 89.5 | 90.4 | 91.2 | 92.1 | 93.0 | 93.8 | 94.7 | 95.5 | 96.4 | 97.3 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 39.1 | 41.4 | 43.7 | 46.0 | 48.3 | 50.5 | 52.8 | 55.1 | 57.4 | 59.6 | 62.1 | 64.6 | 67.1 | 69.5 | 71.1 | 72.6 | 74.2 | 75.8 | 77.3 | 78.9 | 80.7 | 82.5 | 84.3 | 86.1 | 88.0 | 89.8 | 91.6 | 93.4 |
| Salima | 53.1 | 53.8 | 54.6 | 55.3 | 56.1 | 56.8 | 57.5 | 58.3 | 59.0 | 59.8 | 61.6 | 63.4 | 65.2 | 67.0 | 69.5 | 71.9 | 74.4 | 76.8 | 79.3 | 81.7 | 82.2 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.7 | 84.2 | 84.8 | 85.3 | 85.8 |
| Thyolo | 21.5 | 26.0 | 30.5 | 35.0 | 39.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 57.4 | 61.9 | 65.9 | 69.9 | 73.9 | 77.9 | 79.7 | 81.5 | 83.3 | 85.1 | 86.9 | 88.8 | 88.9 | 89.0 | 89.1 | 89.2 | 89.4 | 89.5 | 89.6 | 89.7 |
| Zomba | 49.9 | 51.8 | 53.7 | 55.6 | 57.5 | 59.4 | 61.3 | 63.2 | 65.1 | 67.0 | 70.9 | 74.7 | 78.6 | 82.5 | 83.4 | 84.2 | 85.1 | 86.0 | 86.9 | 87.8 | 89.4 | 90.9 | 92.5 | 94.0 | 95.6 | 97.1 | 98.1 | 99.0 |