Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: Mortality rate, infant

Kazakhstan
7.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
135th
Malaysia rank
137th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 7.4 per 1,000 live births against 7 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 197 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 69.52 per 1,000 live births 31.5 per 1,000 live births 38.02 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
1980s 52.99 per 1,000 live births 17.13 per 1,000 live births 35.86 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
1990s 43.09 per 1,000 live births 10.26 per 1,000 live births 32.83 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
2000s 26.94 per 1,000 live births 6.7 per 1,000 live births 20.24 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
2010s 11.01 per 1,000 live births 6.63 per 1,000 live births 4.38 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan
2020s 7.72 per 1,000 live births 6.88 per 1,000 live births 0.84 per 1,000 live births Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?
Kazakhstan, at 7.4 per 1,000 live births against 7 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Malaysia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Kazakhstan ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 137th 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 (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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.