Kuwait vs Malaysia: Annual death rates at different ages
Kuwait
7.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
6.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
154th
Malaysia rank
156th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.86 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 154th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 146.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 85.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 44.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 22 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 13.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 8.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 7.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8673 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 7.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.86 deaths per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Kuwait ranks 154th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.