Probability of dying that year, among females in Malawi
Malawi: Probability of dying that year, among females was 2.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying that year, among females in Malawi is 2.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Malawi peaked at 17.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2023.
That places Malawi 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.0% | — |
| 1951 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 16.8% | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 16.8% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 15.7% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 13.9% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 13.6% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 12.9% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.8% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 13.6% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,667 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Malawi?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Malawi was 2.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Malawi ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.