Area Database (v4.2)

Child mortality
Under five mortality rate
Subnational regions
Malawi
All years

Under five mortality rate

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 2021
Malawi (Africa)  
Total 240 235 230 226 221 217 212 207 203 191 180 169 157 152 147 142 137 132 127 118 110 101 92.1 83.3 74.5 72.5 70.4 68.3 66.2 64.1
Blantyre 200 199 198 197 195 194 193 192 191 181 172 162 153 146 139 132 124 117 110 103 95.8 88.7 81.5 74.3 67.2 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.0
Kasungu 287 277 267 257 247 237 227 217 207 203 200 196 192 183 173 163 153 143 133 121 109 96.7 84.6 72.5 60.4 55.6 50.9 46.1 41.4 36.6
Lilongwe 257 249 241 233 225 217 209 201 193 181 169 157 144 142 140 138 136 134 132 124 116 108 100 92.0 83.9 77.9 71.9 65.8 59.8 53.8
Machinga 246 241 236 231 226 221 216 210 205 186 167 148 129 129 128 127 127 126 125 118 111 103 96.0 88.7 81.4 77.6 73.7 69.8 65.9 62.0
Mangochi 210 209 208 206 205 204 203 201 200 192 183 175 166 161 156 151 146 141 136 125 115 104 93.9 83.5 73.1 74.9 76.6 78.4 80.2 82.0
Mulanje 216 217 219 220 222 223 224 226 227 226 224 223 221 210 200 189 179 168 157 148 139 130 121 112 103 93.3 83.9 74.5 65.1 55.7
Mzimba 206 203 200 197 193 190 187 184 181 164 147 129 112 115 118 122 125 128 131 118 105 91.7 78.6 65.6 52.5 54.7 56.9 59.1 61.3 63.5
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 262 254 247 239 231 224 216 208 201 192 184 176 167 160 153 145 138 131 123 117 110 104 96.9 90.3 83.6 79.6 75.5 71.4 67.4 63.3
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 197 193 189 184 180 175 171 167 162 154 145 137 128 121 114 106 99.0 91.7 84.4 80.7 77.0 73.2 69.5 65.8 62.0 57.3 52.5 47.7 43.0 38.2
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 218 218 218 219 219 219 219 219 220 204 188 173 157 153 149 145 141 138 134 124 114 105 95.1 85.4 75.7 75.1 74.5 73.9 73.3 72.6
Salima 245 244 243 243 242 241 241 240 239 218 197 175 154 153 153 152 151 151 150 138 127 115 104 91.9 80.3 78.9 77.5 76.1 74.7 73.3
Thyolo 265 260 255 250 245 240 235 230 225 215 206 196 187 176 165 154 144 133 122 111 101 90.3 79.8 69.3 58.7 66.8 74.9 83.0 91.1 99.1
Zomba 276 269 261 254 246 239 231 224 216 198 180 162 144 142 141 139 137 136 134 121 107 93.9 80.5 67.1 53.8 57.0 60.2 63.4 66.6 69.9
Lighter numbers are estimates