Malaysia vs Uruguay: Mortality rate, infant, female

Malaysia
6.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malaysia rank
139th
Uruguay rank
142nd

Mortality rate, infant, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 6.3 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 47.97 per 1,000 live births 46.62 per 1,000 live births 1.35 per 1,000 live births Malaysia
1970s 28.9 per 1,000 live births 41.86 per 1,000 live births 12.96 per 1,000 live births Uruguay
1980s 15.23 per 1,000 live births 23.57 per 1,000 live births 8.34 per 1,000 live births Uruguay
1990s 9.15 per 1,000 live births 16.14 per 1,000 live births 6.99 per 1,000 live births Uruguay
2000s 6.07 per 1,000 live births 10.94 per 1,000 live births 4.87 per 1,000 live births Uruguay
2010s 6 per 1,000 live births 6.74 per 1,000 live births 0.74 per 1,000 live births Uruguay
2020s 6.24 per 1,000 live births 5.38 per 1,000 live births 0.86 per 1,000 live births Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Malaysia or Uruguay?
Malaysia, at 6.3 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Malaysia and Uruguay?
0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
Malaysia ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.