Area Database (v4.1)

Subnational Human Development
Subnational Human Development Index (SHDI)
Subnational regions
Malawi
All years

Subnational Human Development Index (SHDI)

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 2019 2020
Malawi (Africa)  
Total 0.404 0.413 0.422 0.431 0.440 0.445 0.456 0.464 0.467 0.471 0.473 0.478 0.483 0.488
Blantyre 0.487 0.493 0.499 0.505 0.511 0.515 0.524 0.530 0.531 0.533 0.536 0.541 0.546 0.551
Kasungu 0.407 0.417 0.427 0.437 0.447 0.453 0.465 0.474 0.477 0.482 0.484 0.489 0.494 0.499
Lilongwe 0.401 0.412 0.423 0.434 0.445 0.453 0.466 0.476 0.482 0.488 0.490 0.495 0.500 0.505
Machinga 0.391 0.397 0.403 0.409 0.415 0.418 0.426 0.432 0.433 0.434 0.436 0.440 0.445 0.450
Mangochi 0.357 0.367 0.377 0.387 0.397 0.404 0.416 0.426 0.430 0.435 0.438 0.441 0.446 0.451
Mulanje 0.386 0.395 0.404 0.413 0.422 0.426 0.436 0.444 0.447 0.450 0.452 0.456 0.461 0.466
Mzimba 0.414 0.426 0.438 0.450 0.462 0.471 0.486 0.498 0.504 0.512 0.514 0.519 0.524 0.529
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 0.391 0.398 0.405 0.412 0.419 0.423 0.433 0.440 0.442 0.445 0.447 0.451 0.456 0.461
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 0.457 0.464 0.471 0.478 0.485 0.488 0.497 0.503 0.504 0.506 0.508 0.513 0.518 0.523
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 0.392 0.400 0.408 0.416 0.424 0.429 0.440 0.448 0.451 0.455 0.457 0.461 0.466 0.471
Salima 0.397 0.402 0.407 0.412 0.417 0.420 0.428 0.433 0.433 0.434 0.436 0.440 0.444 0.448
Thyolo 0.405 0.413 0.421 0.429 0.437 0.442 0.453 0.460 0.463 0.466 0.468 0.472 0.477 0.482
Zomba 0.417 0.426 0.435 0.444 0.453 0.459 0.470 0.478 0.481 0.484 0.487 0.491 0.496 0.501
Lighter numbers are estimates