Malaysia vs Ukraine: Child mortality rate
Malaysia
0.83 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ukraine
0.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia rank
137th
Ukraine rank
140th
Child mortality rate over time
- Malaysia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.83 deaths per 100 live births against 0.79 deaths per 100 live births in Ukraine, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 137th and Ukraine ranks 140th of 200 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 | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.056 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.594 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.863 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.639 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.813 deaths per 100 live births | 0.983 deaths per 100 live births | 0.17 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.824 deaths per 100 live births | 0.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.004 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Malaysia or Ukraine?
- Malaysia, at 0.83 deaths per 100 live births against 0.79 deaths per 100 live births in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Malaysia and Ukraine?
- 0.04 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?
- Malaysia ranks 137th and Ukraine ranks 140th 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.