| Factor | Variable | Temporal Scale | Description | Data Source |
| Climatic data | ||||
| Rainfall | Minimum, maximum and average rainfall | 2022-2023 | Rainfall values recorded in each district | DCCMS (https://www.metmalawi.gov.mw/) |
| Temperature | Minimum, maximum and average temperature | 2022-2023 | Temperature values recorded in each district | DCCMS (https://www.metmalawi.gov.mw/) |
| Socioeconomic and demographic data | ||||
| Poverty level | Poverty rate | 2018 Census | Poverty rate recorded per district | NSO [20] |
| literacy | Number of literate people | 2018 Census | Illiterate population | NSO [20] |
| Access to toilet | Number of households with access to toilet | 2018 Census | Total number of household recorded have a toilet | NSO [20] |
| Access to safe drinking water | Number of households with access to safe drinking water | 2018 Census | Total number of household recorded have a safe drinking water | NSO [20] |
| Population | Population density | 2018 Census | Proportion to the number of people living in a specific district | NSO [20] |