Malaysia vs United States of America: Child mortality rate
Malaysia
0.6%
in 2019
United States of America
0.7%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
155th
United States of America rank
152nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Malaysia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 155th and United States of America ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 3.2% | 9.2% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 7.6% | 2.8% | 4.8% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 1.9% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Malaysia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Malaysia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Malaysia and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Malaysia and United States of America rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Malaysia ranks 155th and United States of America ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.