Kuwait vs Malaysia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Kuwait
0.0154 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0159 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Kuwait rank
135th
Malaysia rank
133rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0154 under-five deaths per woman in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 200 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6551 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4296 under-five deaths per woman | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.7616 under-five deaths per woman | 0.435 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3266 under-five deaths per woman | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.3364 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2029 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1335 under-five deaths per woman | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1162 under-five deaths per woman | 0.088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0282 under-five deaths per woman | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0451 under-five deaths per woman | 0.045 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0206 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0165 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.017 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0155 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0154 under-five deaths per woman in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Kuwait ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 133rd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).