Probability of dying, by age in Malawi
Malawi: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0309 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0309 for probability of dying, by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Malawi peaked at 0.0987 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0309, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 49th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0715 | 0.0539 | 0.0987 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 | 0.0327 | 0.0518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0313 | 0.0309 | 0.0317 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Malawi?
- Probability of dying, by age in Malawi was 0.0309 in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0987 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0309 in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.