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Under-five mortality rate — Malaysia

Under-five mortality rate in Malaysia in 2024 — 8.3 per 1,000. Ranked 60 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 91.3%.

2024 8.3 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 60of 196
Period maximum 95.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 8 per 1,0002012

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Malaysia, 1960–2024025507510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 95.1 per 1,0001962: 83 per 1,0001964: 73.1 per 1,0001966: 65.8 per 1,0001968: 60.3 per 1,0001970: 55.7 per 1,0001972: 50.7 per 1,0001974: 45.2 per 1,0001976: 39.8 per 1,0001978: 34.8 per 1,0001980: 30.4 per 1,0001982: 26.5 per 1,0001984: 23.2 per 1,0001986: 20.5 per 1,0001988: 18.4 per 1,0001990: 16.6 per 1,0001992: 15.1 per 1,0001994: 13.9 per 1,0001996: 12.8 per 1,0001998: 11.6 per 1,0002000: 9.9 per 1,0002002: 8.8 per 1,0002004: 8.4 per 1,0002006: 8.3 per 1,0002008: 8.2 per 1,0002010: 8.1 per 1,0002012: 8 per 1,0002014: 8.1 per 1,0002016: 8.2 per 1,0002018: 8.2 per 1,0002020: 8.2 per 1,0002022: 8.2 per 1,0002024: 8.3 per 1,000
Change over the period: −86.8 (−91.27%) Average annual rate: -3.74 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 8.3 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
South-Eastern Asia computed 19.3 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 8.3 +0 +0%
2023 8.3 +0.1 +1.22%
2022 8.2 +0 +0%
2021 8.2 +0 +0%
2020 8.2 +0 +0%
2019 8.2 +0 +0%
2018 8.2 +0 +0%
2017 8.2 +0 +0%
2016 8.2 +0 +0%
2015 8.2 +0.1 +1.23%
2014 8.1 +0.1 +1.25%
2013 8 +0 +0%
2012 8 −0.1 −1.23%
2011 8.1 +0 +0%
2010 8.1 −0.1 −1.22%
2009 8.2 +0 +0%
2008 8.2 −0.1 −1.2%
2007 8.3 +0 +0%
2006 8.3 +0 +0%
2005 8.3 −0.1 −1.19%
2004 8.4 −0.2 −2.33%
2003 8.6 −0.2 −2.27%
2002 8.8 −0.5 −5.38%
2001 9.3 −0.6 −6.06%
2000 9.9 −0.8 −7.48%
1999 10.7 −0.9 −7.76%
1998 11.6 −0.7 −5.69%
1997 12.3 −0.5 −3.91%
1996 12.8 −0.5 −3.76%
1995 13.3 −0.6 −4.32%
1994 13.9 −0.5 −3.47%
1993 14.4 −0.7 −4.64%
1992 15.1 −0.7 −4.43%
1991 15.8 −0.8 −4.82%
1990 16.6 −0.8 −4.6%
1989 17.4 −1 −5.43%
1988 18.4 −1 −5.15%
1987 19.4 −1.1 −5.37%
1986 20.5 −1.3 −5.96%
1985 21.8 −1.4 −6.03%
1984 23.2 −1.6 −6.45%
1983 24.8 −1.7 −6.42%
1982 26.5 −1.9 −6.69%
1981 28.4 −2 −6.58%
1980 30.4 −2.1 −6.46%
1979 32.5 −2.3 −6.61%
1978 34.8 −2.4 −6.45%
1977 37.2 −2.6 −6.53%
1976 39.8 −2.6 −6.13%
1975 42.4 −2.8 −6.19%
1974 45.2 −2.8 −5.83%
1973 48 −2.7 −5.33%
1972 50.7 −2.6 −4.88%
1971 53.3 −2.4 −4.31%
1970 55.7 −2.3 −3.97%
1969 58 −2.3 −3.81%
1968 60.3 −2.6 −4.13%
1967 62.9 −2.9 −4.41%
1966 65.8 −3.4 −4.91%
1965 69.2 −3.9 −5.34%
1964 73.1 −4.7 −6.04%
1963 77.8 −5.2 −6.27%
1962 83 −5.9 −6.64%
1961 88.9 −6.2 −6.52%
1960 95.1 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 2.7 MY Malaysia 8.3 TH Thailand 9 BN Brunei Darussalam 9.9 VN Vietnam 17.3 ID Indonesia 17.7 KH Cambodia 18.4 PH Philippines 26.5 LA Laos 29.4 MM Myanmar 36.9 TL Timor-Leste 47.6
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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