Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi
Malawi: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.1 index in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1 index
Change on year
down 89.8%
World rank
68th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.98 index
in 2020
All-time low
0.1 index
in 2022
Years of data
7
2015–2022
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi, 2015–2022
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1 index for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 89.8% on the previous year and down 88.2% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 68th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.854 index | 0.82 index | 0.93 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.54 index | 0.1 index | 0.98 index | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi?
- Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi was 0.1 index in 2022, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 index in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
- Malawi ranks 68th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Score of adoption and implementation of national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework