Malaysia vs Uruguay: Infant mortality rate
Malaysia
0.6981 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.6166 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia rank
139th
Uruguay rank
141st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0815 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 141st 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 | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0413 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9553 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8188 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5759 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.6621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7684 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1063 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6879 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6115 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0764 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Malaysia or Uruguay?
- Malaysia, at 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 0.0815 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?
- Malaysia ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 141st 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .