Malawi sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 67.5 years of life, 168th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Malawi, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 67.5 yrs | 168 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 13.6 /1,000 | 15 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.3 /1,000 | 180 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 15.3 yrs | 162 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 110 /1,000 | 26 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.5 yrs | 41 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 69.8 men/100 women | 45 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 38.0 /1,000 | 28 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 225 /100k | 34 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 24.9 % | 30 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.6 /100k | 88 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 33.4 /100k | 11 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 4.7 % | 126 of 143 | 2009 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.6 L | 108 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.6 % | 202 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $41 | 177 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $523 | 209 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Malawi's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th lowest GDP per capita in the world ($523) and the 11th lowest population aged 65+ in the world (2.6 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Malawi; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.