Kuwait vs Malaysia: Infant mortality rate
Kuwait
0.7018 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
0.6981 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
138th
Malaysia rank
139th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 138th and Malaysia ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.52 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4314 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2176 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.9977 deaths per 100 live births | 0.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3277 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.8099 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1478 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.7352 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6879 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0473 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Kuwait ranks 138th and Malaysia ranks 139th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .