Which has higher number of deaths, Malaysia or Somalia?

Malaysia, at 181,173 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.

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

617 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

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

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.

Malaysia vs Somalia: Number of deaths

Malaysia

181,173 deaths

in 2023

Somalia

180,556 deaths

in 2023

Malaysia rank

60th

Somalia rank

61st

Number of deaths over time

Malaysia
Somalia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 181,173 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 617 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 60th and Somalia ranks 61st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	107,824 deaths	55,037 deaths	52,787 deaths	Malaysia
1960s	79,868 deaths	65,564 deaths	14,304 deaths	Malaysia
1970s	72,359 deaths	81,703 deaths	9,344 deaths	Somalia
1980s	75,637 deaths	119,847 deaths	44,210 deaths	Somalia
1990s	90,789 deaths	154,632 deaths	63,843 deaths	Somalia
2000s	108,641 deaths	160,584 deaths	51,942 deaths	Somalia
2010s	146,717 deaths	205,453 deaths	58,736 deaths	Somalia
2020s	189,204 deaths	196,050 deaths	6,847 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Malaysia or Somalia?: Malaysia, at 181,173 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Malaysia and Somalia?: 617 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Somalia rank globally for number of deaths?: Malaysia ranks 60th and Somalia ranks 61st 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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