Australia vs Malaysia
Australia vs Malaysia: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Australia and 0.8 per 100 live births in Malaysia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.5 per 100 live births, or 2.31 times that in Australia.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Australia | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.6 | 1 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 1.3 | 3 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 1.6 | 4 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 2 | 5.1 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 2.2 | 6 | 15 |
| 1967 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 17 |
| 1961 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 2.7 | 11.5 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 2.7 | 12.2 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 2.8 | 12.9 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 2.9 | 13.7 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 3 | 14.4 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 3 | 15.3 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 3.1 | 16.2 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 3.2 | 17.1 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 3.2 | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 3.4 | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 3.6 | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 3.9 | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 3.8 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 4.1 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 5 | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 5.2 | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | 5.3 | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | 5 | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | 5.1 | – | 28 |
| 1938 | 5.1 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 5.1 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 5.6 | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 5.4 | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 5.8 | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 5.3 | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 5.4 | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | 5.4 | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | 6.4 | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | 6.8 | – | 32 |
| 1928 | 7.2 | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | 7.2 | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | 7 | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | 7 | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | 7.6 | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | 8 | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | 7.1 | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | 8.9 | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | 9.5 | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | 9.5 | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | 8 | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | 7.5 | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | 9.7 | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | 9.4 | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | 9.9 | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | 10 | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | 10 | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | 9.4 | – | 36 |
| 1910 | 10.5 | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | 10 | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | 11 | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | 11.5 | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | 11.9 | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | 11.7 | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | 11.7 | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | 17 | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | 16.2 | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | 15.7 | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | 14.9 | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | 17.9 | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | 20.2 | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | 15.9 | – | 41 |
| 1896 | 17.5 | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | 15.1 | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | 15.7 | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | 17.9 | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | 16 | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | 17.7 | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | 16.2 | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | 20.9 | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | 17.9 | – | 41 |
| 1887 | 17.9 | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | 19.8 | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | 20.2 | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | 19.6 | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | 18.8 | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | 21.5 | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | 17.9 | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | 18.1 | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | 17.7 | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | 20.7 | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | 20 | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | 18.5 | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | 22.2 | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | 19.6 | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | 17.5 | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | 18.3 | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | 15.7 | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | 17 | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024