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Table 2.5 Wealth quintiles<br />

Percent distribution of the de jure population by wealth quintiles, and the Gini coefficient, according to residence and region,<br />

<strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Residence/<br />

region<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest<br />

Total<br />

Number of<br />

persons<br />

Gini<br />

coefficient<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 2.0 2.0 4.8 <strong>16</strong>.1 75.0 100.0 17,230 0.22<br />

Rural 23.1 23.0 22.6 20.7 10.7 100.0 101,536 0.37<br />

Region<br />

Northern 11.7 15.1 18.5 26.3 28.3 100.0 14,564 0.41<br />

Central 23.0 22.1 18.8 17.4 18.7 100.0 49,389 0.43<br />

Southern 19.5 19.4 21.5 20.7 19.0 100.0 54,813 0.39<br />

Total 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 100.0 118,766 0.39<br />

Table 2.6 Household possessions<br />

Percentage of households possessing various household effects, means of<br />

transportation, agricultural land, and livestock/farm animals by residence, <strong>Malawi</strong><br />

DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Residence<br />

Possession Urban Rural<br />

Total<br />

Household effects<br />

Radio 65.1 36.1 40.6<br />

Television 45.3 5.6 11.7<br />

Mobile phone 86.2 47.8 53.7<br />

Non-mobile telephone 5.6 1.4 2.1<br />

Computer 15.5 1.3 3.5<br />

Refrigerator 26.7 2.3 6.0<br />

Means of transport<br />

Bicycle 29.6 42.3 40.4<br />

Animal drawn cart 1.2 2.3 2.1<br />

Motorcycle/scooter 2.9 2.4 2.5<br />

Car/truck 13.0 1.6 3.3<br />

Boat with a motor 0.7 0.7 0.7<br />

Ownership of agricultural land 36.6 83.3 76.2<br />

Ownership of farm animals 1 23.1 52.9 48.3<br />

Number of households 4,042 22,319 26,361<br />

1<br />

Cows, bulls, other cattle, horses, donkeys, goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, or other<br />

poultry.<br />

Housing Characteristics and Household Population • 21

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