Malaysia vs Ukraine: Child mortality rate by sex
Malaysia
0.7553 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ukraine
0.7079 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia rank
137th
Ukraine rank
140th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Malaysia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7079 deaths per 100 live births in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0474 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 137th and Ukraine ranks 140th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0903 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4968 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.7859 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5419 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.741 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8755 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1345 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.7491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7361 deaths per 100 live births | 0.013 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Malaysia or Ukraine?
- Malaysia, at 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7079 deaths per 100 live births in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Malaysia and Ukraine?
- 0.0474 deaths per 100 live births, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Ukraine?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Ukraine rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 137th and Ukraine ranks 140th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .