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

Malaysia, at 3,638 deaths against 3,489 deaths in Ecuador as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ecuador and Malaysia?

149 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Malaysia: Number of child deaths

Ecuador

3,489 deaths

in 2024

Malaysia

3,638 deaths

in 2024

Ecuador rank

78th

Malaysia rank

77th

Number of child deaths over time

Ecuador
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3,638 deaths against 3,489 deaths in Ecuador, a difference of 149 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

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

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	33,323 deaths	24,760 deaths	8,563 deaths	Ecuador
1970s	30,449 deaths	15,596 deaths	14,853 deaths	Ecuador
1980s	21,157 deaths	9,884 deaths	11,274 deaths	Ecuador
1990s	13,358 deaths	6,918 deaths	6,440 deaths	Ecuador
2000s	7,866 deaths	4,208 deaths	3,658 deaths	Ecuador
2010s	4,988 deaths	4,044 deaths	943.6 deaths	Ecuador
2020s	3,702 deaths	3,662 deaths	40.6 deaths	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Ecuador or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 3,638 deaths against 3,489 deaths in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ecuador and Malaysia?: 149 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for number of child deaths?: Ecuador ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 77th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .