Sixth Integrated Household Survey 2024-2025

Malawi, 2024 - 2025

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MWI_2024-2025_IHS-VI_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office (NSO)

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

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Jul 14, 2026

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Jul 14, 2026

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ITEM CODE (hh_g02)

Data file: hh_mod_g1

Overview

Valid: 1971864

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 101

Maximum: 5123

Type: Discrete

Width: 58

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
101	Maize ufa mgaiwa (normal flour)	12888	0.7%
102	Maize ufa refined (fine flour)	12888	0.7%
103	Maize ufa processed madeya (bran flour - processed)	12888	0.7%
104	Maize grain (not as ufa)	12888	0.7%
105	Green Maize	12888	0.7%
106	Rice	12888	0.7%
107	Finger millet (mawere)	12888	0.7%
108	Sorghum (mapira)	12888	0.7%
109	Pearl millet (mchewere)	12888	0.7%
110	Wheat flour	12888	0.7%
111	Bread	12888	0.7%
112	Buns, scones, muffins	12888	0.7%
113	Biscuits	12888	0.7%
114	Spaghetti, macaroni, pasta	12888	0.7%
115	Breakfast cereals	12888	0.7%
116	Infant feeding cereals	12888	0.7%
117	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
118	Maize ufa raw madeya (bran flour - unprocessed)	12888	0.7%
119	Grain Meal (Gramill)	12888	0.7%
120	Popcorn	12888	0.7%
201	Cassava tubers	12888	0.7%
202	Cassava flour	12888	0.7%
203	White sweet potato	12888	0.7%
204	Orange sweet potato	12888	0.7%
205	Irish Potato	12888	0.7%
206	Potato crisps	12888	0.7%
207	Plantain, cooking banana	12888	0.7%
208	Cocoyam (masimbi)	12888	0.7%
209	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
301	Bean, white	12888	0.7%
302	Bean, brown	12888	0.7%
303	Pigeon pea (nandolo)	12888	0.7%
305	Groundnut flour	12888	0.7%
306	Soyabean flour	12888	0.7%
307	Ground bean (nzama)	12888	0.7%
308	Cowpea (khobwe)	12888	0.7%
309	Macademia nuts	12888	0.7%
310	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
311	Groundnut (Shelled)	12888	0.7%
312	Groundnut Dried (UnShelled)	12888	0.7%
313	Groundnut Fresh (UnShelled)	12888	0.7%
315	Soya Pieces	12888	0.7%
323	Bean, mixed	12888	0.7%
401	Onion	12888	0.7%
402	Cabbage	12888	0.7%
403	Tanaposi/Rape	12888	0.7%
404	Nkhwani	12888	0.7%
405	Chinese cabbage	12888	0.7%
406	Other cultivated green leafy vegetables	12888	0.7%
407	Gathered wild green leaves	12888	0.7%
408	Tomato	12888	0.7%
409	Cucumber	12888	0.7%
410	Pumpkin	12888	0.7%
411	Okra / Therere	12888	0.7%
412	Tinned vegetables (specify)	12888	0.7%
413	Mushroom	12888	0.7%
414	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
415	Eggplants (aubergines), fresh or chilled	12888	0.7%
416	Carrots, fresh or chilled	12888	0.7%
501	Eggs	12888	0.7%
504	Beef	12888	0.7%
505	Goat	12888	0.7%
506	Pork	12888	0.7%
507	Mutton	12888	0.7%
508	Chicken - Whole	12888	0.7%
509	Other poultry - guinea fowl, doves, quails etc	12888	0.7%
510	Small animal – rabbit, mice, etc	12888	0.7%
511	Termites, other insects (eg Ngumbi, caterpillar)	12888	0.7%
512	Tinned meat or fish	12888	0.7%
514	Fish Soup/Sauce	12888	0.7%
515	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
516	Offal, liver, blood and other parts of slaughtered animals	12888	0.7%
517	Sausage, minced meat, meat balls and other processed meat	12888	0.7%
522	Chicken - Pieces	12888	0.7%
601	Mango	12888	0.7%
602	Banana	12888	0.7%
603	Citrus – naartje, orange, etc	12888	0.7%
604	Pineapple	12888	0.7%
605	Papaya	12888	0.7%
606	Guava	12888	0.7%
607	Avocado	12888	0.7%
608	Wild fruit (masau, malambe, etc)	12888	0.7%
609	Apple	12888	0.7%
610	Other fruits (specify)	12888	0.7%
615	Peaches	12888	0.7%
616	Water melons, fresh	12888	0.7%
701	Fresh milk	12888	0.7%
702	Powdered milk	12888	0.7%
703	Margarine - Blue band	12888	0.7%
704	Butter	12888	0.7%
705	Chambiko - soured milk	12888	0.7%
706	Yoghurt	12888	0.7%
707	Cheese	12888	0.7%
708	Infant feeding formula (for bottle)	12888	0.7%
709	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
801	Sugar	12888	0.7%
802	Sugar cane	12888	0.7%
803	Cooking oil	12888	0.7%
804	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
810	Salt	12888	0.7%
811	Spices	12888	0.7%
812	Yeast, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda	12888	0.7%
813	Tomato sauce (bottle)	12888	0.7%
814	Hot sauce (Nali, etc)	12888	0.7%
815	Jam, jelly	12888	0.7%
816	Sweets, candy, chocolates	12888	0.7%
817	Honey	12888	0.7%
818	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
820	Maize - boiled or roasted (vendor)	12888	0.7%
821	Chips (vendor)	12888	0.7%
822	Cassava - boiled (vendor)	12888	0.7%
823	Eggs - boiled (vendor)	12888	0.7%
824	Chicken (vendor)	12888	0.7%
825	Meat (vendor)	12888	0.7%
826	Fish (vendor)	12888	0.7%
827	Mandazi, doughnut (vendor)	12888	0.7%
828	Samosa (vendor)	12888	0.7%
829	Meal eaten at restaurant	12888	0.7%
830	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
831	Boiled sweet potatoes	12888	0.7%
832	Roasted sweet potatoes	12888	0.7%
833	Boiled groundnuts	12888	0.7%
834	Roasted groundnuts	12888	0.7%
835	Popcorn	12888	0.7%
836	Zikondamoyo / Nkate	12888	0.7%
837	KALONGONDA (Mucuna)	12888	0.7%
838	Cassava - roasted (vendor)	12888	0.7%
901	Tea	12888	0.7%
902	Coffee	12888	0.7%
903	Cocoa, milo	12888	0.7%
904	Squash (Sobo drink concentrate)	12888	0.7%
905	Fruit juice	12888	0.7%
906	Freezes (flavoured ice)	12888	0.7%
907	Soft drinks (Coca-cola, Fanta, Sprite, etc)	12888	0.7%
908	Chibuku(commercial traditional-style beer)	12888	0.7%
909	Bottled water	12888	0.7%
910	Maheu	12888	0.7%
911	Bottled / canned beer (Carlsberg, etc)	12888	0.7%
912	Thobwa	12888	0.7%
913	Traditional beer (masese)	12888	0.7%
914	Wine or commercial liquor	12888	0.7%
915	Locally brewed liquor (kachasu )	12888	0.7%
916	Other (specify)	12888	0.7%
917	Energy Drinks	12888	0.7%
5021	Sun Dried fish (Large Variety)	12888	0.7%
5022	Sun Dried fish (Medium Variety)	12888	0.7%
5023	Sun Dried fish (Small Variety)	12888	0.7%
5031	Fresh fish (Large Variety)	12888	0.7%
5032	Fresh fish (Medium Variety)	12888	0.7%
5033	Fresh fish (Small Variety)	12888	0.7%
5121	Smoked fish (Large Variety)	12888	0.7%
5122	Smoked fish (Medium Variety)	12888	0.7%
5123	Smoked fish (Small Variety)	12888	0.7%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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