Malaysia vs South Korea: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 4.3 per 1,000 live births, or 3.08 times that in South Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Malaysia has been higher since 1988, when it overtook South Korea.
In 2023, Malaysia ranked 151 and South Korea ranked 215 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malaysia at 1.7 per 1,000 live births and South Korea at 0.6 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	Malaysia	South Korea	World
2023	6.4	2.1	27.3
2022	6.5	2.1	28.2
2021	6.5	2.2	28.4
2020	6.5	2.3	28.7
2019	6.6	2.4	29.2
2018	6.6	2.5	29.7
2017	6.7	2.6	30.3
2016	6.7	2.6	31.1
2015	6.7	2.7	32.1
2014	6.7	2.8	32.9
2013	6.7	2.9	33.9
2012	6.7	3	35
2011	6.7	3.1	36.8
2010	6.7	3.3	37.7
2009	6.7	3.4	39.1
2008	6.7	3.6	40.4
2007	6.7	3.8	42
2006	6.8	4.1	43.7
2005	6.9	4.4	45.4
2004	7	4.7	47.2
2003	7.2	5	48.8
2002	7.5	5.4	50.6
2001	7.9	5.7	52.2
2000	8.4	6	53.7
1999	9	6.4	55.5
1998	9.5	6.9	57.1
1997	10	7.3	58.3
1996	10.6	7.8	59.6
1995	11	8.4	60.8
1994	11.5	9.1	62
1993	12	9.8	62.9
1992	12.5	10.6	64.1
1991	13	11.5	64.9
1990	13.7	12.6	64.9
1989	14.4	13.6	66.2
1988	15.1	14.9	68
1987	16	16.3	68.6
1986	16.9	17.7	70.8
1985	17.9	19.3	72.9
1984	19	21	74.6
1983	20.2	22.6	76.1
1982	21.5	24.4	76.6
1981	23	26.1	78.7
1980	24.5	27.7	80.6
1979	26.1	29.3	82.5
1978	27.9	30.8	84.7
1977	29.7	32.3	86.4
1976	31.6	33.7	88.1
1975	33.5	35.2	89.6
1974	35.5	36.9	90.9
1973	37.5	38.7	92.1
1972	39.5	41	93.6
1971	41.4	43.2	96.1
1970	43.3	45.9	96.9
1969	45	49	98.3
1968	46.9	52	100.2
1967	48.9	55.3	103.1
1966	51	58.6	104.9
1965	53.4	61.9	106.4
1964	56.2	65.1	106.1
1963	59.2	68.2	107.7
1962	62.6	71.5	110.2
1961	66.2	74.8	121.5
1960	70.1	78.5	131.8
1959	74.2	82.9	125.7
1958	78.4	88	117.7
1957	82.6	94.5	120
1956	86.8	102	121.9
1955	91.1	111.5	124.8
1954	95.5	122.9	127.7
1953	100.1	136	130.1
1952	104.8	150.2	132.7
1951	109.6	164.8	136
1950	114.8	178.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Malaysia	South Korea	World
2024	5.14.2–6.1	21.6–2.4	26.9
2025	4.93.8–6.6	1.91.5–2.5	26.4
2026	4.83.5–6.8	1.91.4–2.6	25.9
2027	4.63.2–7	1.91.3–2.6	25.4
2028	4.53–7.2	1.81.2–2.7	24.9
2029	4.52.9–7.4	1.81.1–2.8	24.5
2030	4.42.7–7.6	1.81.1–2.8	24
2031	4.32.6–7.6	1.71–2.8	23.6
2032	4.22.5–7.5	1.70.9–2.8	23.2
2033	4.12.4–7.6	1.70.9–2.8	22.8
2034	42.3–7.9	1.60.9–2.8	22.3
2035	42.3–7.8	1.60.8–2.8	21.9
2036	3.92.2–7.7	1.60.8–2.8	21.5
2037	3.82.1–7.6	1.50.8–2.8	21.1
2038	3.82–7.7	1.50.7–2.8	20.8
2039	3.71.9–7.7	1.50.7–2.8	20.4
2040	3.61.9–7.8	1.50.7–2.8	20
2041	3.51.9–7.7	1.40.6–2.9	19.7
2042	3.51.8–7.8	1.40.6–2.9	19.4
2043	3.41.7–7.7	1.40.6–2.8	19
2044	3.41.7–7.8	1.40.6–2.8	18.7
2045	3.31.6–7.7	1.30.6–2.9	18.4
2046	3.21.6–7.7	1.30.6–2.8	18.2
2047	3.21.6–7.7	1.30.5–2.8	17.9
2048	3.11.5–7.6	1.30.5–2.8	17.7
2049	3.11.5–7.8	1.20.5–2.9	17.5
2050	31.4–7.6	1.20.5–2.9	17.3
2051	31.4–7.6	1.20.5–2.9	17.1
2052	2.91.3–7.5	1.20.4–2.9	16.9
2053	2.91.3–7.5	1.20.4–2.8	16.7
2054	2.81.3–7.2	1.10.4–2.9	16.5
2055	2.81.2–7	1.10.4–2.8	16.3
2056	2.81.2–7	1.10.4–2.8	16.1
2057	2.71.2–7.1	1.10.4–2.8	15.9
2058	2.71.2–7.2	1.10.4–2.8	15.7
2059	2.61.2–7.1	1.10.4–2.8	15.5
2060	2.61.2–7.2	10.3–2.8	15.3
2061	2.61.1–6.8	10.3–2.8	15.1
2062	2.51.1–7	10.3–2.8	14.9
2063	2.51.1–6.8	10.3–2.8	14.7
2064	2.51.1–6.8	10.3–2.7	14.5
2065	2.41.1–7	10.3–2.7	14.3
2066	2.41.1–6.8	10.3–2.6	14.1
2067	2.41–6.5	0.90.3–2.6	13.9
2068	2.41–6.7	0.90.3–2.6	13.8
2069	2.31–6.7	0.90.3–2.6	13.6
2070	2.31–6.8	0.90.3–2.7	13.4
2071	2.30.9–6.9	0.90.2–2.7	13.2
2072	2.30.9–6.6	0.90.2–2.6	13
2073	2.20.9–6.6	0.90.2–2.5	12.9
2074	2.20.9–6.5	0.90.2–2.7	12.7
2075	2.20.8–6.4	0.80.2–2.8	12.6
2076	2.20.8–6.3	0.80.2–2.7	12.4
2077	2.10.8–6.2	0.80.2–2.7	12.3
2078	2.10.8–6.2	0.80.2–2.7	12.1
2079	2.10.8–6	0.80.2–2.7	12
2080	2.10.8–5.8	0.80.2–2.7	11.8
2081	2.10.8–5.9	0.80.2–2.7	11.7
2082	20.7–5.9	0.80.2–2.7	11.6
2083	20.7–5.6	0.70.2–2.7	11.5
2084	20.7–5.6	0.70.2–2.6	11.4
2085	20.7–5.6	0.70.2–2.6	11.3
2086	20.7–5.7	0.70.1–2.6	11.1
2087	1.90.6–5.6	0.70.1–2.5	11
2088	1.90.6–5.6	0.70.1–2.6	10.9
2089	1.90.6–5.6	0.70.1–2.5	10.8
2090	1.90.6–5.5	0.70.1–2.5	10.7
2091	1.90.6–5.6	0.70.1–2.4	10.6
2092	1.90.6–5.5	0.70.1–2.4	10.5
2093	1.80.6–5.6	0.60.1–2.4	10.4
2094	1.80.6–5.4	0.60.1–2.4	10.3
2095	1.80.5–5.3	0.60.1–2.3	10.1
2096	1.80.5–5.3	0.60.1–2.3	10
2097	1.80.5–5.4	0.60.1–2.3	9.9
2098	1.80.5–5.3	0.60.1–2.3	9.8
2099	1.70.5–5.3	0.60.1–2.2	9.7
2100	1.70.5–5.3	0.60.1–2.2	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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