Which has higher number of deaths, Australia or Malaysia?

Australia, at 183,927 deaths against 181,173 deaths in Malaysia as of 2023.

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

2,754 deaths, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia 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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Malaysia: Number of deaths

Australia

183,927 deaths

in 2023

Malaysia

181,173 deaths

in 2023

Australia rank

58th

Malaysia rank

60th

Number of deaths over time

Australia
Malaysia

How they compare

Australia currently reports 183,927 deaths against 181,173 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 2,754 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Australia ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	82,385 deaths	107,824 deaths	25,438 deaths	Malaysia
1960s	97,855 deaths	79,868 deaths	17,987 deaths	Australia
1970s	109,400 deaths	72,359 deaths	37,041 deaths	Australia
1980s	114,665 deaths	75,637 deaths	39,028 deaths	Australia
1990s	124,712 deaths	90,789 deaths	33,923 deaths	Australia
2000s	135,254 deaths	108,641 deaths	26,613 deaths	Australia
2010s	155,656 deaths	146,717 deaths	8,938 deaths	Australia
2020s	180,988 deaths	189,204 deaths	8,216 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Australia or Malaysia?: Australia, at 183,927 deaths against 181,173 deaths in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Australia and Malaysia?: 2,754 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for number of deaths?: Australia ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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

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