Malaysia vs Vatican: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Malaysia
5.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vatican
5.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
158th
Vatican rank
157th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Malaysia
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.73 deaths per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 158th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 93.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 57 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 53 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 31.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 16.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 10.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7035 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 6.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Vatican |
| 2010s | 5.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2034 deaths per 1,000 people | Vatican |
| 2020s | 5.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0576 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Malaysia or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.73 deaths per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Malaysia and Vatican?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Vatican rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 158th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.