What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kosovo and Malaysia?

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Kosovo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Malaysia?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kosovo vs Malaysia: Mortality rate, under-5

Kosovo

8.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malaysia

8.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kosovo rank

133rd

Malaysia rank

137th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Kosovo
Malaysia

How they compare

Kosovo currently reports 8.7 per 1,000 live births against 8.3 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Kosovo has been ahead every year.

Kosovo ranks 133rd and Malaysia ranks 137th of 197 countries.

Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kosovo	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	129.22 per 1,000 live births	19.5 per 1,000 live births	109.72 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
1990s	77.05 per 1,000 live births	13.65 per 1,000 live births	63.4 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2000s	33.27 per 1,000 live births	8.63 per 1,000 live births	24.64 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2010s	15.11 per 1,000 live births	8.13 per 1,000 live births	6.98 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2020s	9.56 per 1,000 live births	8.24 per 1,000 live births	1.32 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Kosovo or Malaysia?: Kosovo, at 8.7 per 1,000 live births against 8.3 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kosovo and Malaysia?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Kosovo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Malaysia?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Kosovo and Malaysia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Kosovo ranks 133rd 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.