What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Malaysia and Nicaragua?

0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nicaragua?

16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Nicaragua: Death rates from different causes

Malaysia

53.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Nicaragua

53.42 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Malaysia rank

99th

Nicaragua rank

100th

Death rates from different causes over time

Malaysia
Nicaragua

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 53.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 111 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	42.06 deaths per 100,000 people	63.43 deaths per 100,000 people	21.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2010s	44.54 deaths per 100,000 people	64.1 deaths per 100,000 people	19.56 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2020s	53.73 deaths per 100,000 people	64.24 deaths per 100,000 people	10.5 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Malaysia or Nicaragua?: Malaysia, at 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 53.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Malaysia and Nicaragua?: 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nicaragua?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Nicaragua rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Malaysia ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rates from different causes
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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