Malaysia vs Vietnam
Malaysia vs Vietnam: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.8 per 100 live births in Malaysia and 1.7 per 100 live births in Vietnam, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.9 per 100 live births, or 2.08 times that in Malaysia.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1959.
- 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 | Malaysia | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 2.1 | 6 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 3 | 7 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 4 | 7.7 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 4.5 | 11 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 5.6 | 11 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| 1967 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 6.6 | 10.3 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 17 |
| 1961 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 10.9 | – | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 11.5 | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 12.2 | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 12.9 | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 13.7 | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 14.4 | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 15.3 | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 16.2 | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 17.1 | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Malaysia vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyMalaysia: 76.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityMalaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMalaysia: 93.9% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionMalaysia: 3.52% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalaysia: 77.4% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageMalaysia: 30.1 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalaysia: 7.5% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalaysia: $4.55B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personMalaysia: $138 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalaysia: 136,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMalaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018