DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL INDICATORS
Poverty		Malawi	Urban	Rural
Poverty headcount (percent below poverty line)	2005	52.4	25.4	55.9
Percentage of poor	2005	100	5.5	94.5
Gini coefficient of consumption	2005	0.39	0.48	0..34
Consumption of poorest 20% of population as % of total
Consumption of poorest 20% of population as % of total	2005	22.4	7.5	24.3
Population Projections (mn) (Mid – Year Population)
Population Projections (mn) (Mid – Year Population)		2005	2010	2015
Malawi		12.3	14.6	17.1
Births		0.61	0.66	0.74
Deaths		0.21	0.20	0.20
Recent demographic indicators (from 2004 MDHS)		Malawi	Urban	Rural
Recent demographic indicators (from 2004 MDHS)
Total fertility rate (children per woman)	2004	6.0	4.2	6.4
Infant mortality (infant deaths per 1,000 births)
Infant mortality (infant deaths per 1,000 births)	2004	76	60	98
Child mortality (child deaths per 1,000 births)	2004	62	60	74
Under 5 mortality rate (under 5 deaths per 1,000 births)	2004	133	116	164
Maternal mortality ratio (maternal death per 100,000 live births)		1992	2000	2004
		620	1120	984
Education
Net primary enrolnment (% school age		Malawi	Urban	Rural
children attending school)	2004	82	89	81
Male	2004	79	92	76
Female	2004	62	84	58
Median years of school, males	2004	7.3	5.1	5.6
Median years of school,females	2004	6.9	3.4	4.1
Literacy rate	Malawi		Urban	Rural
Male	2004	72	88	69
Female	2004	49	75	44
Enrolment		2003	2004	2005
Enrolment in Primary Schools	000’	3,113	3,167	3,201
Enrolment in Secondary Schools	000’	131	180	184
Enrolment at Universities in Malawi	N0	4,757	5,782	5,810
Health		Malawi	Urban	Rural
Last births for which the mother received:
Antenatal care from a health professional (%)	2004	93	98	91
Tetanus toxoid injection during pregnancy (%)	2004	85	90	84
Medical assistance at delivery (%)	2004	56	84	53
% of children age 12-23 months:
Fully vaccinated	2004	64	71	64
No vaccinations	2004	3.5	0.7	3.9
% of children < 5 years taken to health facility in response to recent:

Acute respiratory infection (ARI)	2004	19	11	20
Fever	2004	37	30	38
Diarrhoea	2004	36	39	36
Water		Malawi	Urban	Rural
	2004	89	98	87
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Malawi in Figures is an annual publication of the National Statistical Office. Data sources include the Statistical Yearbook, 1998 Population Census, 1998 Integrated Household Survey, 2000 Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire, 2000 Demographic and Health Survey and 2002 DHS EdData Survey.