Country profile · MWI
Malawi
Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 21.1M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 3.8%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 381 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 3.65
- Expected years of schooling
- 9.9 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 3%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 17% / 3%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.39
- Urban population
- 17%
- Employment in agriculture
- 65%
- Internet use
- 18%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 7.45%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 2.0 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 20.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 12%
- Women married before age 18
- 38%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 3.42
Religion
- Christianity83%
- Islam15%
- Folk and traditional beliefs2%
Major cities
- Lilongwe
- Blantyre
Common hazards
- Drought
- Storms and typhoons
Common migration destinations
- South Africa