Malaysia vs Thailand: Child mortality rate by sex
Malaysia
0.7553 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Thailand
0.8035 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia rank
137th
Thailand rank
134th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.8035 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0482 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 137th and Thailand ranks 134th of 199 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 | 12.37 deaths per 100 live births | 16.79 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1960s | 6.82 deaths per 100 live births | 11.92 deaths per 100 live births | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1970s | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 7.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.7859 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7843 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.741 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3351 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.7491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8508 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1017 deaths per 100 live births | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.8035 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.0482 deaths per 100 live births, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 137th and Thailand ranks 134th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .