Malaysia vs United States: Mortality rate, adult, female

Malaysia
80.23 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
United States
82.42 per 1,000 female adults
in 2023
Malaysia rank
123rd
United States rank
121st

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 82.42 per 1,000 female adults against 80.23 per 1,000 female adults in Malaysia, a difference of 2.19 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 123rd and United States ranks 121st of 218 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 256.72 per 1,000 female adults 128.98 per 1,000 female adults 127.74 per 1,000 female adults Malaysia
1970s 190.79 per 1,000 female adults 115.73 per 1,000 female adults 75.06 per 1,000 female adults Malaysia
1980s 139.71 per 1,000 female adults 96.55 per 1,000 female adults 43.16 per 1,000 female adults Malaysia
1990s 111.12 per 1,000 female adults 87.93 per 1,000 female adults 23.19 per 1,000 female adults Malaysia
2000s 93.93 per 1,000 female adults 81.59 per 1,000 female adults 12.34 per 1,000 female adults Malaysia
2010s 89.21 per 1,000 female adults 79.48 per 1,000 female adults 9.73 per 1,000 female adults Malaysia
2020s 92.95 per 1,000 female adults 92.3 per 1,000 female adults 0.6405 per 1,000 female adults Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Malaysia or United States?
United States, at 82.42 per 1,000 female adults against 80.23 per 1,000 female adults in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Malaysia and United States?
2.19 per 1,000 female adults, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Malaysia ranks 123rd and United States ranks 121st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.