Child stunting in Malawi
35.5% of children under five in Malawi were stunted in 2020.
Malawi, 2020
35.5%
Change from 2019
+1.5percentage points
Child stunting in Malawi over time
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Malawi
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 35.5% |
| 2019 | 34.0% |
| 2018 | 39.0% |
| 2017 | 39.3% |
| 2016 | 38.3% |
| 2015 | 37.4% |
| 2014 | 42.4% |
| 2010 | 47.3% |
| 2009 | 48.8% |
| 2006 | 53.1% |
| 2004 | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 58.3% |
| 2000 | 54.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 34.0% in 2019.
- Since 2004, when it was 52.5%, the figure has changed by −17.0 percentage points.
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24.5%
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Under-five mortality rate
48.8 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
67.4 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
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Healthy life expectancy
56.0 years
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UHC service coverage
52
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