Malaysia vs Uruguay: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate

Malaysia
0.7642 % change on previous year
in 2024
Uruguay
0.6461 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malaysia rank
20th
Uruguay rank
23rd

Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate over time

  • Malaysia
  • Uruguay
-10-7.5-5-2.502.5195119872024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7642 % change on previous year against 0.6461 % change on previous year in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1181 % change on previous year.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malaysia ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s -5.24 % change on previous year 0.6409 % change on previous year 5.88 % change on previous year Uruguay
1960s -5.12 % change on previous year -1.23 % change on previous year 3.89 % change on previous year Uruguay
1970s -5.44 % change on previous year -2.36 % change on previous year 3.07 % change on previous year Uruguay
1980s -6.01 % change on previous year -5.85 % change on previous year 0.1581 % change on previous year Uruguay
1990s -4.64 % change on previous year -3.22 % change on previous year 1.42 % change on previous year Uruguay
2000s -2.26 % change on previous year -4.51 % change on previous year 2.25 % change on previous year Malaysia
2010s 0.4396 % change on previous year -4.26 % change on previous year 4.7 % change on previous year Malaysia
2020s 0.5639 % change on previous year -0.2474 % change on previous year 0.8113 % change on previous year Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate, Malaysia or Uruguay?
Malaysia, at 0.7642 % change on previous year against 0.6461 % change on previous year in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate between Malaysia and Uruguay?
0.1181 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
Malaysia ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.