Malaysia

Child mortality in Malaysia

Child mortality in Malaysia: 17.1 per 100 live births in 1950 and 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates.

Latest, 2024
0.8 per 100 live births
Since 1950
−16.3 per 100 live births
World, 2024
3.7 per 100 live births
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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Child mortality in MalaysiaChild mortality in Malaysia: 17.1 per 100 live births in 1950 and 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. The highest was 17.1 per 100 live births in 1950, the lowest 0.8 per 100 live births in 2012.
Estimates, Gapminder and UN IGMEWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 17.1 per 100 live births in 1950, the lowest 0.8 per 100 live births in 2012.

Every year

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

YearMalaysiaWorld
20240.83.7
20230.83.8
20220.84
20210.84
20200.83.9
20190.84
20180.84
20170.84.1
20160.84.2
20150.84.3
20140.84.4
20130.84.5
20120.84.7
20110.85
20100.85.1
20090.85.3
20080.85.5
20070.85.7
20060.86
20050.86.2
20040.86.6
20030.96.8
20020.97.1
20010.97.4
200017.7
19991.17.9
19981.28.3
19971.28.4
19961.38.6
19951.38.8
19941.48.9
19931.49.1
19921.59.2
19911.69.3
19901.79.4
19891.79.5
19881.810
19871.99.9
19862.110.3
19852.210.6
19842.310.9
19832.511.1
19822.711.2
19812.811.6
1980311.9
19793.311.9
19783.512.3
19773.712.6
1976412.8
19754.213.1
19744.513.3
19734.813.5
19725.113.7
19715.313.9
19705.614.2
19695.814.6
1968615
19676.315.3
19666.615.1
19656.915.1
19647.315.7
19637.816.2
19628.317
19618.918.8
19609.520.2
195910.219.9
195810.919.7
195711.520.5
195612.221.3
195512.922.3
195413.722.8
195314.423.3
195215.323.9
195116.224.3
195017.124.7
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

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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