Malaysia vs Uruguay: Infant mortality rate by sex
Malaysia
0.6327 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.5427 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia rank
140th
Uruguay rank
143rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 143rd 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 | 8.5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.136 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8369 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.9167 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6971 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.6072 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.487 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.6005 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6737 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0732 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0854 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 Uruguay?
- Malaysia, at 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 143rd 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 .