Jordan vs Malaysia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Jordan
1,751 deaths
in 2024
Malaysia
1,877 deaths
in 2024
Jordan rank
80th
Malaysia rank
78th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Jordan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1,877 deaths against 1,751 deaths in Jordan, a difference of 126 deaths.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Malaysia ahead.
Jordan ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,456 deaths | 7,856 deaths | 6,400 deaths | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1,971 deaths | 6,232 deaths | 4,261 deaths | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2,423 deaths | 5,416 deaths | 2,992 deaths | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2,596 deaths | 4,294 deaths | 1,698 deaths | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2,715 deaths | 3,329 deaths | 613.7 deaths | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2,333 deaths | 2,128 deaths | 205.2 deaths | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2,166 deaths | 2,100 deaths | 65.7 deaths | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1,857 deaths | 1,866 deaths | 8.8 deaths | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Jordan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1,877 deaths against 1,751 deaths in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Jordan and Malaysia?
- 126 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Malaysia?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Malaysia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Jordan ranks 80th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .