Table 3.9: Demographic Statistical Variation by Region (1987)

 
 
 
Demographic Variable
North
Central
South
Malawi
Total Population (%)
911,787
11
3,110,986
39
3,965,734
50
7,988,507
100
Total Fertility Rate
7.3
8.1
7.1
7.4
Infant Mortality Rate
132
175
160
161
Crude Death Rate
14
15
13
14
Population Density/Sq km.
34
87
125
85
Population/Ha of cultivated land
1.0
1.4
2.6
107
Population/Ha of Forest
0.6
2.9
3.8
2.3
Adapted from National Statistical Office, 1993
 
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