Malawi has been making progress on decreasing child mortality and reducing the incidences of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; however, the country has been "performing dismally" on reducing maternal mortality and promoting gender equality.
Malawi har gjort fremskridt en lille stigning i børnedødeligheden og reducere forekomster af hiv/aids, malaria og andre sygdomme; dog har landet været "forfejlet" i reduktionen af mødredødelighed og fremme af ligestilling.