Malaysia vs Romania: Infant mortality rate by sex
Malaysia
0.6327 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania
0.5467 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia rank
140th
Romania rank
142nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Malaysia
- Romania
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5467 deaths per 100 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.086 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 140th and Romania ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0356 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2946 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3963 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7833 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.9167 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.6072 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7329 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.6005 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7148 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1144 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.505 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1183 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Malaysia or Romania?
- Malaysia, at 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5467 deaths per 100 live births in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Malaysia and Romania?
- 0.086 deaths per 100 live births, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 140th and Romania ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .