Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Malawi

Adult mortality rate, female in Malawi in 2024 — 162.2 per 1,000. Ranked 146 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 58.8%.

2024 162.2 per 1,000 −1.39% vs 2023
World rank 146of 191
Period maximum 501.5 per 1,0001998
Period minimum 162.2 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Malawi, 1960–2024020040060019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 393.2 per 1,0001962: 386 per 1,0001964: 386.7 per 1,0001966: 392.4 per 1,0001968: 398 per 1,0001970: 398.9 per 1,0001972: 397.1 per 1,0001974: 377.5 per 1,0001976: 353.4 per 1,0001978: 321.7 per 1,0001980: 314.1 per 1,0001982: 324.3 per 1,0001984: 327.5 per 1,0001986: 345 per 1,0001988: 380.7 per 1,0001990: 403.8 per 1,0001992: 435.8 per 1,0001994: 463.5 per 1,0001996: 484.9 per 1,0001998: 501.5 per 1,0002000: 485 per 1,0002002: 473.9 per 1,0002004: 438 per 1,0002006: 400.8 per 1,0002008: 376.2 per 1,0002010: 335.4 per 1,0002012: 295 per 1,0002014: 261.8 per 1,0002016: 235.2 per 1,0002018: 205.9 per 1,0002020: 191.7 per 1,0002022: 186 per 1,0002024: 162.2 per 1,000
Change over the period: −231 (−58.76%) Average annual rate: -1.37 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 162.2 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 191.4 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 181.3 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 162.2 −2.3 −1.39%
2023 164.5 −21.5 −11.57%
2022 186 −22.7 −10.88%
2021 208.7 +17 +8.87%
2020 191.7 −6.7 −3.39%
2019 198.4 −7.5 −3.63%
2018 205.9 −14.9 −6.74%
2017 220.8 −14.4 −6.12%
2016 235.2 −16.3 −6.47%
2015 251.5 −10.3 −3.95%
2014 261.8 −13.9 −5.04%
2013 275.7 −19.3 −6.55%
2012 295 −19 −6.05%
2011 314 −21.4 −6.38%
2010 335.4 −22.6 −6.31%
2009 358 −18.2 −4.84%
2008 376.2 −16 −4.08%
2007 392.2 −8.6 −2.16%
2006 400.8 −15.1 −3.63%
2005 415.9 −22 −5.03%
2004 438 −18.8 −4.11%
2003 456.7 −17.2 −3.63%
2002 473.9 −8.3 −1.73%
2001 482.3 −2.8 −0.58%
2000 485 −10.6 −2.15%
1999 495.7 −5.8 −1.15%
1998 501.5 +10.6 +2.16%
1997 490.9 +6 +1.23%
1996 484.9 +5.6 +1.16%
1995 479.4 +15.9 +3.42%
1994 463.5 +11.7 +2.59%
1993 451.8 +16.1 +3.69%
1992 435.8 +16.7 +3.98%
1991 419.1 +15.3 +3.8%
1990 403.8 +11.3 +2.89%
1989 392.4 +11.7 +3.07%
1988 380.7 +19.2 +5.32%
1987 361.5 +16.5 +4.79%
1986 345 +9.8 +2.92%
1985 335.2 +7.7 +2.36%
1984 327.5 +4.5 +1.4%
1983 322.9 −1.3 −0.4%
1982 324.3 +10.1 +3.22%
1981 314.1 +0 +0.01%
1980 314.1 −9.6 −2.96%
1979 323.7 +2 +0.62%
1978 321.7 −19.8 −5.8%
1977 341.5 −11.9 −3.38%
1976 353.4 −12.2 −3.34%
1975 365.6 −11.9 −3.15%
1974 377.5 −9.5 −2.45%
1973 387 −10.1 −2.55%
1972 397.1 −4.2 −1.05%
1971 401.3 +2.4 +0.6%
1970 398.9 −1.1 −0.27%
1969 400 +1.9 +0.49%
1968 398 +4.3 +1.1%
1967 393.7 +1.3 +0.33%
1966 392.4 +3 +0.77%
1965 389.4 +2.6 +0.68%
1964 386.7 +2.1 +0.55%
1963 384.6 −1.4 −0.37%
1962 386 −4.2 −1.08%
1961 390.2 −3 −0.76%
1960 393.2

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.