Malawi
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
57.6 / 100
Rank
#163
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
83.3
Education
57.5
Poverty & Water
21.4
Adolescent & Digital
31.2
Protection
75.0
Environment & Exposure
42.6
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 48.80 | 2024 | 80.5 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 35.50 | 2020 | 64.5 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 91.00 | 2024 | 91.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 2.60 | 2020 | 97.4 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 34.24 | 2018 | 34.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 80.73 | 2020 | 80.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 75.40 | 2019 | 24.6 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 18.18 | 2024 | 18.2 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 113.32 | 2024 | 43.3 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 18.96 | 2024 | 19.0 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 67.20 | 2016 | 67.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 38.70 | 2024 | 61.3 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.78 | 2012 | 96.4 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 16.72 | 2023 | 83.3 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 2.00 | 2024 | 2.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 45.6 (v1.0) to 57.6 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +11.9 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Malawi.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Malawi itself.
Its rank moved from #162 to #163; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.