Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Ecuador or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 3,421 deaths against 3,214 deaths in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Ecuador and Malaysia?

207 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Malaysia: Number of children who die before age 5

Ecuador

3,214 deaths

in 2023

Malaysia

3,421 deaths

in 2023

Ecuador rank

85th

Malaysia rank

82nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Ecuador
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3,421 deaths against 3,214 deaths in Ecuador, a difference of 207 deaths.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ecuador ranks 85th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	34,785 deaths	38,625 deaths	3,840 deaths	Malaysia
1960s	34,104 deaths	24,914 deaths	9,190 deaths	Ecuador
1970s	30,795 deaths	15,623 deaths	15,172 deaths	Ecuador
1980s	21,389 deaths	10,077 deaths	11,312 deaths	Ecuador
1990s	13,477 deaths	7,044 deaths	6,433 deaths	Ecuador
2000s	7,880 deaths	4,332 deaths	3,549 deaths	Ecuador
2010s	4,962 deaths	4,083 deaths	878.2 deaths	Ecuador
2020s	3,483 deaths	3,534 deaths	51 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Ecuador or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 3,421 deaths against 3,214 deaths in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Ecuador and Malaysia?: 207 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Ecuador ranks 85th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.