Brunei vs Malaysia

Brunei vs Malaysia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1 per 100 live births in Brunei and 0.8 per 100 live births in Malaysia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Brunei, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.19 times that in Malaysia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Brunei vs Malaysia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1 per 100 live births in Brunei and 0.8 per 100 live births in Malaysia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Brunei, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.19 times that in Malaysia.
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What the numbers say

  • Brunei has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Malaysia.
  • 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

YearBruneiMalaysiaWorld
202410.83.7
202310.83.8
202210.84
202110.84
202010.83.9
20191.10.84
20181.10.84
20171.10.84.1
20161.10.84.2
20151.10.84.3
20141.10.84.4
201310.84.5
201210.84.7
201110.85
201010.85.1
200910.85.3
200810.85.5
200710.85.7
200610.86
200510.86.2
200410.86.6
200310.96.8
200210.97.1
200110.97.4
2000117.7
19991.11.17.9
19981.11.28.3
19971.11.28.4
19961.21.38.6
19951.21.38.8
19941.31.48.9
19931.31.49.1
19921.31.59.2
19911.31.69.3
19901.31.79.4
19891.41.79.5
19881.41.810
19871.41.99.9
19861.52.110.3
19851.62.210.6
19841.72.310.9
19831.82.511.1
19821.92.711.2
19812.12.811.6
19802.3311.9
19792.53.311.9
19782.73.512.3
197733.712.6
19763.2412.8
19753.54.213.1
19743.84.513.3
19734.14.813.5
19724.45.113.7
19714.65.313.9
19704.95.614.2
19695.25.814.6
19685.4615
19675.76.315.3
196666.615.1
19656.36.915.1
19646.77.315.7
19637.27.816.2
19627.78.317
19618.28.918.8
19608.99.520.2
19599.610.219.9
195810.410.919.7
195711.311.520.5
195612.312.221.3
195513.412.922.3
195414.613.722.8
195315.914.423.3
195217.215.323.9
195118.616.224.3
195020.117.124.7
194921.6–24.9
194823.3–24.9
194725.1–25.5
194627–25.8
194529–26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––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.

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