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
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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) – 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

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death before the age of five.