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Deaths in Malawi

Deaths in Malawi was 113,181 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.2% from 2022. That is the 76th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count113,181 Estimated
Change on 2022-5.2%
Rank76th of 236Countries ranked
Series high221,3021993
Series low95,4151951
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Deaths in Malawi, 1950 to 2023

50K100K150K200K250K19501961197219831994200520231950: 95,476 count1951: 95,415 count1952: 96,033 count1953: 97,195 count1954: 98,486 count1955: 99,948 count1956: 101,544 count1957: 103,356 count1958: 105,081 count1959: 106,973 count1960: 109,210 count1961: 111,430 count1962: 113,747 count1963: 116,167 count1964: 118,937 count1965: 121,597 count1966: 124,251 count1967: 126,884 count1968: 129,475 count1969: 131,643 count1970: 133,228 count1971: 134,113 count1972: 134,875 count1973: 134,686 count1974: 134,114 count1975: 133,492 count1976: 132,750 count1977: 132,096 count1978: 131,691 count1979: 133,997 count1980: 137,479 count1981: 141,874 count1982: 147,328 count1983: 152,962 count1984: 160,038 count1985: 167,556 count1986: 175,124 count1987: 182,531 count1988: 199,849 count1989: 206,632 count1990: 212,217 count1991: 216,197 count1992: 218,043 count1993: 221,302 count1994: 216,673 count1995: 208,645 count1996: 208,359 count1997: 208,447 count1998: 209,515 count1999: 206,123 count2000: 203,932 count2001: 201,338 count2002: 199,339 count2003: 193,728 count2004: 188,458 count2005: 183,869 count2006: 180,380 count2007: 177,211 count2008: 173,107 count2009: 166,141 count2010: 158,766 count2011: 151,724 count2012: 145,134 count2013: 139,364 count2014: 134,322 count2015: 130,573 count2016: 126,126 count2017: 122,952 count2018: 121,281 count2019: 119,875 count2020: 120,892 count2021: 125,436 count2022: 119,361 count2023: 113,181 count50K100K150K200K250K19501975200020232023: 113,181 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023113,181 Estimated
2022119,361 Estimated
2021125,436 Estimated
2020120,892 Estimated
2019119,875 Estimated
2018121,281 Estimated
2017122,952 Estimated
2016126,126 Estimated
2015130,573 Estimated
2014134,322 Estimated
2013139,364 Estimated
2012145,134 Estimated
2011151,724 Estimated
2010158,766 Estimated
2009166,141 Estimated
2008173,107 Estimated
2007177,211 Estimated
2006180,380 Estimated
2005183,869 Estimated
2004188,458 Estimated
2003193,728 Estimated
2002199,339 Estimated
2001201,338 Estimated
2000203,932 Estimated
1999206,123 Estimated
1998209,515 Estimated
1997208,447 Estimated
1996208,359 Estimated
1995208,645 Estimated
1994216,673 Estimated
1993221,302 Estimated
1992218,043 Estimated
1991216,197 Estimated
1990212,217 Estimated
1989206,632 Estimated
1988199,849 Estimated
1987182,531 Estimated
1986175,124 Estimated
1985167,556 Estimated
1984160,038 Estimated
1983152,962 Estimated
1982147,328 Estimated
1981141,874 Estimated
1980137,479 Estimated
1979133,997 Estimated
1978131,691 Estimated
1977132,096 Estimated
1976132,750 Estimated
1975133,492 Estimated
1974134,114 Estimated
1973134,686 Estimated
1972134,875 Estimated
1971134,113 Estimated
1970133,228 Estimated
1969131,643 Estimated
1968129,475 Estimated
1967126,884 Estimated
1966124,251 Estimated
1965121,597 Estimated
1964118,937 Estimated
1963116,167 Estimated
1962113,747 Estimated
1961111,430 Estimated
1960109,210 Estimated
1959106,973 Estimated
1958105,081 Estimated
1957103,356 Estimated
1956101,544 Estimated
195599,948 Estimated
195498,486 Estimated
195397,195 Estimated
195296,033 Estimated
195195,415 Estimated
195095,476 Estimated

Malawi compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Malawi is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Malawi, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Malawi, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/malawi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Malawi, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/malawi.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Malawi, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/malawi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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What is the deaths in Malawi?

Deaths in Malawi was 113,181 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.2% from 2022. That is the 76th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Malawi?

221,302 in 1993, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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