What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Australia and Malaysia?

0 deaths, with Australia ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Malaysia: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Australia

0 deaths

in 2021

Malaysia

0 deaths

in 2021

Australia rank

59th

Malaysia rank

59th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Australia
Malaysia

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0 deaths against 0 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Australia ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3 deaths	10.5 deaths	10.2 deaths	Malaysia
1980s	0.4 deaths	2.9 deaths	2.5 deaths	Malaysia
1990s	0.6667 deaths	0 deaths	0.6667 deaths	Australia
2000s	0 deaths	0.2 deaths	0.2 deaths	Malaysia
2010s	1.2 deaths	1.9 deaths	0.7 deaths	Malaysia
2020s	1 deaths	0.5 deaths	0.5 deaths	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Australia or Malaysia?: Australia, at 0 deaths against 0 deaths in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Australia and Malaysia?: 0 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Australia ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks
Unit: deaths
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.