Georgia vs Malaysia: Child mortality rate

Georgia
0.86 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
0.83 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Georgia rank
135th
Malaysia rank
137th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Georgia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Georgia currently reports 0.86 deaths per 100 live births against 0.83 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Georgia has been ahead every year.

Georgia ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 200 countries.

Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 6.58 deaths per 100 live births 3.73 deaths per 100 live births 2.84 deaths per 100 live births Georgia
1980s 5.2 deaths per 100 live births 2.31 deaths per 100 live births 2.89 deaths per 100 live births Georgia
1990s 4.4 deaths per 100 live births 1.36 deaths per 100 live births 3.03 deaths per 100 live births Georgia
2000s 2.5 deaths per 100 live births 0.863 deaths per 100 live births 1.64 deaths per 100 live births Georgia
2010s 1.12 deaths per 100 live births 0.813 deaths per 100 live births 0.309 deaths per 100 live births Georgia
2020s 0.9 deaths per 100 live births 0.824 deaths per 100 live births 0.076 deaths per 100 live births Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Georgia or Malaysia?
Georgia, at 0.86 deaths per 100 live births against 0.83 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Georgia and Malaysia?
0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Malaysia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Georgia and Malaysia rank globally for child mortality rate?
Georgia ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.