Malaysia vs Thailand: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Malaysia
7.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Thailand
8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malaysia rank
136th
Thailand rank
132nd
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8 per 1,000 live births against 7.6 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 136th and Thailand ranks 132nd of 197 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.2 per 1,000 live births | 119.16 per 1,000 live births | 50.96 per 1,000 live births | Thailand |
| 1970s | 40.15 per 1,000 live births | 74.06 per 1,000 live births | 33.91 per 1,000 live births | Thailand |
| 1980s | 20.79 per 1,000 live births | 44.28 per 1,000 live births | 23.49 per 1,000 live births | Thailand |
| 1990s | 12.33 per 1,000 live births | 25.64 per 1,000 live births | 13.31 per 1,000 live births | Thailand |
| 2000s | 7.86 per 1,000 live births | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | 7.84 per 1,000 live births | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.42 per 1,000 live births | 10.77 per 1,000 live births | 3.35 per 1,000 live births | Thailand |
| 2020s | 7.52 per 1,000 live births | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.98 per 1,000 live births | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8 per 1,000 live births against 7.6 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Malaysia ranks 136th and Thailand ranks 132nd 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, under-5, 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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.