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

Malaysia, at 1,877 deaths against 1,805 deaths in France as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between France and Malaysia?

72 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

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

France

1,805 deaths

in 2024

Malaysia

1,877 deaths

in 2024

France rank

79th

Malaysia rank

78th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

France
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1,877 deaths against 1,805 deaths in France, a difference of 72 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12,508 deaths	6,123 deaths	6,385 deaths	France
1970s	6,399 deaths	5,416 deaths	983.5 deaths	France
1980s	3,667 deaths	4,294 deaths	626.3 deaths	Malaysia
1990s	2,337 deaths	3,329 deaths	991.3 deaths	Malaysia
2000s	1,972 deaths	2,128 deaths	156.3 deaths	Malaysia
2010s	1,843 deaths	2,100 deaths	257.8 deaths	Malaysia
2020s	1,801 deaths	1,866 deaths	65.4 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, France or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 1,877 deaths against 1,805 deaths in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between France and Malaysia?: 72 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Malaysia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: France ranks 79th 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 .