Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Ecuador or Malaysia?

Ecuador, at 1,880 deaths against 1,877 deaths in Malaysia as of 2024.

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

68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Malaysia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Ecuador

1,880 deaths

in 2024

Malaysia

1,877 deaths

in 2024

Ecuador rank

77th

Malaysia rank

78th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Ecuador
Malaysia

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1,880 deaths against 1,877 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 199 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,841 deaths	7,648 deaths	4,193 deaths	Ecuador
1960s	12,275 deaths	6,232 deaths	6,043 deaths	Ecuador
1970s	11,216 deaths	5,416 deaths	5,801 deaths	Ecuador
1980s	8,433 deaths	4,294 deaths	4,140 deaths	Ecuador
1990s	6,115 deaths	3,329 deaths	2,786 deaths	Ecuador
2000s	3,752 deaths	2,128 deaths	1,624 deaths	Ecuador
2010s	2,366 deaths	2,100 deaths	265.9 deaths	Ecuador
2020s	1,961 deaths	1,866 deaths	95.4 deaths	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Ecuador or Malaysia?: Ecuador, at 1,880 deaths against 1,877 deaths in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Ecuador and Malaysia?: 3 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?: 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Ecuador ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .