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

Eritrea, at 3,453 deaths against 3,421 deaths in Malaysia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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.

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

Eritrea

3,453 deaths

in 2023

Malaysia

3,421 deaths

in 2023

Eritrea rank

81st

Malaysia rank

82nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Eritrea
Malaysia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 3,453 deaths against 3,421 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 32 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	13,552 deaths	38,625 deaths	25,074 deaths	Malaysia
1960s	13,341 deaths	24,914 deaths	11,573 deaths	Malaysia
1970s	13,989 deaths	15,623 deaths	1,634 deaths	Malaysia
1980s	16,493 deaths	10,077 deaths	6,416 deaths	Eritrea
1990s	9,951 deaths	7,044 deaths	2,907 deaths	Eritrea
2000s	6,446 deaths	4,332 deaths	2,114 deaths	Eritrea
2010s	4,567 deaths	4,083 deaths	483.4 deaths	Eritrea
2020s	3,571 deaths	3,534 deaths	37 deaths	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Eritrea or Malaysia?: Eritrea, at 3,453 deaths against 3,421 deaths in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Eritrea and Malaysia?: 32 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malaysia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Malaysia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Eritrea ranks 81st 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.