Brunei vs Malaysia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in Brunei and 6.4 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brunei, by 1.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.27 times that in Malaysia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Brunei has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Malaysia.
In 2023, Brunei ranked 146 and Malaysia ranked 151 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brunei at 2 per 1,000 live births and Malaysia at 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Brunei	Malaysia	World
2023	8.1	6.4	27.3
2022	8.1	6.5	28.2
2021	8.2	6.5	28.4
2020	8.2	6.5	28.7
2019	8.2	6.6	29.2
2018	8.3	6.6	29.7
2017	8.3	6.7	30.3
2016	8.3	6.7	31.1
2015	8.3	6.7	32.1
2014	8.2	6.7	32.9
2013	8.2	6.7	33.9
2012	8.2	6.7	35
2011	8.1	6.7	36.8
2010	8.1	6.7	37.7
2009	8.1	6.7	39.1
2008	8	6.7	40.4
2007	8	6.7	42
2006	8	6.8	43.7
2005	8.1	6.9	45.4
2004	8.1	7	47.2
2003	8.2	7.2	48.8
2002	8.4	7.5	50.6
2001	8.6	7.9	52.2
2000	8.8	8.4	53.7
1999	9.1	9	55.5
1998	9.3	9.5	57.1
1997	9.6	10	58.3
1996	9.9	10.6	59.6
1995	10.2	11	60.8
1994	10.4	11.5	62
1993	10.6	12	62.9
1992	10.8	12.5	64.1
1991	11	13	64.9
1990	11.1	13.7	64.9
1989	11.3	14.4	66.2
1988	11.6	15.1	68
1987	11.9	16	68.6
1986	12.3	16.9	70.8
1985	12.9	17.9	72.9
1984	13.6	19	74.6
1983	14.5	20.2	76.1
1982	15.5	21.5	76.6
1981	16.8	23	78.7
1980	18.2	24.5	80.6
1979	19.8	26.1	82.5
1978	21.5	27.9	84.7
1977	23.5	29.7	86.4
1976	25.5	31.6	88.1
1975	27.6	33.5	89.6
1974	29.8	35.5	90.9
1973	32	37.5	92.1
1972	34.2	39.5	93.6
1971	36.3	41.4	96.1
1970	38.4	43.3	96.9
1969	40.5	45	98.3
1968	42.6	46.9	100.2
1967	44.9	48.9	103.1
1966	47.3	51	104.9
1965	50.1	53.4	106.4
1964	52.9	56.2	106.1
1963	56.1	59.2	107.7
1962	59.6	62.6	110.2
1961	63.5	66.2	121.5
1960	67.9	70.1	131.8
1959	72.6	74.2	125.7
1958	77.7	78.4	117.7
1957	83	82.6	120
1956	88.7	86.8	121.9
1955	94.6	91.1	124.8
1954	100.8	95.5	127.7
1953	107.3	100.1	130.1
1952	114.1	104.8	132.7
1951	121.1	109.6	136
1950	128.6	114.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Brunei	Malaysia	World
2024	7.86.2–10	5.14.2–6.1	26.9
2025	7.55.5–10.7	4.93.8–6.6	26.4
2026	7.35–11.3	4.83.5–6.8	25.9
2027	7.14.6–11.9	4.63.2–7	25.4
2028	6.94.3–12.3	4.53–7.2	24.9
2029	6.74–12.3	4.52.9–7.4	24.5
2030	6.43.7–12.2	4.42.7–7.6	24
2031	6.33.5–12.8	4.32.6–7.6	23.6
2032	6.13.3–12.6	4.22.5–7.5	23.2
2033	5.93.1–13.1	4.12.4–7.6	22.8
2034	5.72.9–12.6	42.3–7.9	22.3
2035	5.62.9–13	42.3–7.8	21.9
2036	5.52.7–13.2	3.92.2–7.7	21.5
2037	5.32.6–13.5	3.82.1–7.6	21.1
2038	5.22.5–13.6	3.82–7.7	20.8
2039	5.12.4–13.3	3.71.9–7.7	20.4
2040	52.3–12.9	3.61.9–7.8	20
2041	4.92.2–13.6	3.51.9–7.7	19.7
2042	4.82.1–13.6	3.51.8–7.8	19.4
2043	4.72.1–13.3	3.41.7–7.7	19
2044	4.62–13.3	3.41.7–7.8	18.7
2045	4.51.9–13.5	3.31.6–7.7	18.4
2046	4.41.8–13.9	3.21.6–7.7	18.2
2047	4.31.8–13.8	3.21.6–7.7	17.9
2048	4.21.7–13.6	3.11.5–7.6	17.7
2049	4.21.7–13.9	3.11.5–7.8	17.5
2050	4.11.7–13.1	31.4–7.6	17.3
2051	41.6–13.1	31.4–7.6	17.1
2052	3.91.6–13.4	2.91.3–7.5	16.9
2053	3.91.5–13	2.91.3–7.5	16.7
2054	3.81.5–12.3	2.81.3–7.2	16.5
2055	3.71.5–12.7	2.81.2–7	16.3
2056	3.61.5–13.1	2.81.2–7	16.1
2057	3.61.4–13.1	2.71.2–7.1	15.9
2058	3.51.4–12.7	2.71.2–7.2	15.7
2059	3.51.3–12.8	2.61.2–7.1	15.5
2060	3.41.3–12.6	2.61.2–7.2	15.3
2061	3.31.3–12.2	2.61.1–6.8	15.1
2062	3.31.3–12.2	2.51.1–7	14.9
2063	3.21.2–12	2.51.1–6.8	14.7
2064	3.21.2–11.7	2.51.1–6.8	14.5
2065	3.11.2–11.9	2.41.1–7	14.3
2066	3.11.2–11.9	2.41.1–6.8	14.1
2067	31.1–11.3	2.41–6.5	13.9
2068	31.1–11.5	2.41–6.7	13.8
2069	31.1–11.5	2.31–6.7	13.6
2070	2.91.1–11.2	2.31–6.8	13.4
2071	2.91.1–11.2	2.30.9–6.9	13.2
2072	2.81.1–11.2	2.30.9–6.6	13
2073	2.81–11.2	2.20.9–6.6	12.9
2074	2.81–11.6	2.20.9–6.5	12.7
2075	2.71–11.3	2.20.8–6.4	12.6
2076	2.71–10.9	2.20.8–6.3	12.4
2077	2.70.9–11.1	2.10.8–6.2	12.3
2078	2.60.9–10.8	2.10.8–6.2	12.1
2079	2.60.9–10.7	2.10.8–6	12
2080	2.60.9–10.2	2.10.8–5.8	11.8
2081	2.50.9–9.7	2.10.8–5.9	11.7
2082	2.50.9–9.9	20.7–5.9	11.6
2083	2.50.9–10	20.7–5.6	11.5
2084	2.40.8–10	20.7–5.6	11.4
2085	2.40.8–9.9	20.7–5.6	11.3
2086	2.40.8–9.7	20.7–5.7	11.1
2087	2.30.8–10.2	1.90.6–5.6	11
2088	2.30.8–9.8	1.90.6–5.6	10.9
2089	2.30.8–9.7	1.90.6–5.6	10.8
2090	2.30.8–9.8	1.90.6–5.5	10.7
2091	2.20.8–9.8	1.90.6–5.6	10.6
2092	2.20.8–10	1.90.6–5.5	10.5
2093	2.20.8–9.5	1.80.6–5.6	10.4
2094	2.20.7–9.2	1.80.6–5.4	10.3
2095	2.10.7–9	1.80.5–5.3	10.1
2096	2.10.7–9.2	1.80.5–5.3	10
2097	2.10.7–9.1	1.80.5–5.4	9.9
2098	2.10.7–9	1.80.5–5.3	9.8
2099	2.10.6–8.8	1.70.5–5.3	9.7
2100	20.7–8.7	1.70.5–5.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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