Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malaysia: Neonatal mortality rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.4433 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
0.427 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
136th
Malaysia rank
139th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Malaysia
0123195119872024

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.4433 deaths per 100 live births against 0.427 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0163 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th and Malaysia ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.33 deaths per 100 live births 0.8545 deaths per 100 live births 0.4713 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 0.9485 deaths per 100 live births 0.6443 deaths per 100 live births 0.3042 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 0.5469 deaths per 100 live births 0.4416 deaths per 100 live births 0.1052 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 0.4787 deaths per 100 live births 0.4218 deaths per 100 live births 0.0569 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 0.4595 deaths per 100 live births 0.4269 deaths per 100 live births 0.0325 deaths per 100 live births Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Malaysia?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.4433 deaths per 100 live births against 0.427 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?
0.0163 deaths per 100 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 136th and Malaysia ranks 139th 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .