Malaysia vs Thailand: Annual death rates at different ages
Malaysia
6.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Thailand
6.24 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
156th
Thailand rank
158th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 156th and Thailand ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 120.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 58.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 35.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 19.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 11.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 6.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0664 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Malaysia ranks 156th and Thailand ranks 158th 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.