Malawi Maps

Understanding Malawi’s HIV landscape through spatial analysis

Built from multiple data sources provided by the Malawi Ministry of Health, these maps reveal fine-grained spatial patterns that shape how the epidemic unfolds across regions.

About the Maps

The below maps estimate variation in HIV prevalence, viral load suppression, and HIV viremia using population-based surveys and routine health surveillance data.

These maps visualize these estimates by administrative unit and by catchment areas for each health facility offering HIV services in Malawi.

Users can toggle between various levels of spatial resolution to identify differences in indicators by district, traditional authority, facility catchment, or group village head (a cluster of small villages).

When combined with local expertise, these maps can help to:

  • Identify areas with high prevalence of the mapped indicators/estimates
  • Drive decisions around health services by identifying priority areas
  • Optimize resource allocation for improved outcomes in low-resource settings
  • Investigate reasons for differences between areas
  • Tailor care and interventions to match local circumstances and need

It is important to remember that maps are tools, not answers. Maps should be combined with knowledge of the local context for informed decision making.

Map Gallery

Explore interactive maps for each district in Malawi that highlight local patterns in HIV prevalence, viral load suppression, and viraemia.

Balaka

Blantyre

Chikwawa

Chiradzulu

Chitipa

Dedza

Dowa

Karonga

Kasungu

Likoma

Lilongwe

Machinga

Mangochi

Mchinji

Mulanje

Mwanza

Mzimba

Neno

Nkhatabay

Nkhotakota

Nsanje

Ntcheu

Ntchisi

Phalombe

Rumphi

Salima

Thyolo

Zomba

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