Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malawi
Malawi: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 12.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
12.8
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
36th
of 96 countries
All-time high
26.5
in 1995
All-time low
10.8
in 2019
Years of data
16
1992–2020
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malawi, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 12.8 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2020.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malawi peaked at 26.5 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.8, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 36th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.4 | — |
| 1995 | 26.5 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 23.5 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 21.5 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 21.7 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.6 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 15.6 | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 11.7 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 13.9 | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 16.7 | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 11.8 | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 14.6 | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 12.3 | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 11.5 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 10.8 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 12.8 | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.82 | 11.7 | 21.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.09 | 10.8 | 16.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,857 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.581 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malawi?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malawi was 12.8 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5 in 1995.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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