USAID Country Health Statistical Report for Malawi

The population growth rate was 2.8% in 2009, and 17% of the population lived in urban areas. The number of women aged 15-19 was 824,477, and the number of women aged 15-49 was 3,192,700. The life expectancy at birth was 50 years, and the crude birth rate was 41.7 per 1,000 people. Malawi's socioeconomic indicators showed a GNI per capita of $650 in 2005, and health expenditure as a percentage of GDP was 9.3% in 2003. The country had a low adult literacy rate, with 64.1% of the population able to read and write. The adult literacy rate for women was 48.7%, and for men it was 75.5%. The gross enrollment ratio for primary school was 119.2%, and the gender parity index for net enrollment ratio was 1.6. The total fertility rate in Malawi was 5.6 in 2009, and the contraceptive prevalence rate for modern methods was 22.4% among all women and 28.1% among married women. The median age of sexual debut among women aged 25-49 was 17.3 years, and the mean ideal family size was 4.1 children. Women aged 20-24 who gave birth before age 20 accounted for 63.2% of the population. Malawi's maternal health indicators showed a high maternal mortality ratio of 1,100 per 100,000 live births in 2005. The antenatal care coverage was 94.8%, and assisted delivery by a health professional was 57.1%. Anemia prevalence among women of reproductive age was 44.3%, and equity in skilled attendance at delivery was 0.55. The child survival indicators in Malawi showed a high infant mortality rate of 89.1 per 1,000 live births in 2009. The under-5 mortality rate was 163.1 per 1,000 live births in 2006, and the neonatal mortality rate was 27 per 1,000 live births in 2004. Exclusive breastfeeding rates were 66.1% for children under 4 months and 53.3% for children under 6 months. Stunting rates were 47.8%, and underweight rates were 22%. Malawi's HIV/AIDS prevention indicators showed an HIV prevalence proportion of 11.9% among adults aged 15-49 in 2007. The estimated number of people living with HIV was 930,000, and the estimated number of people living with HIV among women aged 15+ was 490,000. Males reporting condom use with their last non-regular partner was 47.1%, and females reporting condom use was 30.1%. The infectious diseases control indicators in Malawi showed an estimated number of TB cases of 48,144 in 2007. The TB case detection rate was 42%, and the TB treatment success rate was 78%. Malaria cases per 100,000 people were 22,146 in 2002, and DOTS coverage was 100% in 2007. The HIV-infected with active TB rate was 68.1% in 2007.