Ecuador vs Malaysia: Number of infant deaths

Ecuador
2,945 deaths
in 2024
Malaysia
3,053 deaths
in 2024
Ecuador rank
77th
Malaysia rank
74th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malaysia
010.0k20.0k30.0k195219882024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3,053 deaths against 2,945 deaths in Ecuador, a difference of 108 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ecuador ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 25,501 deaths 25,544 deaths 43.75 deaths Malaysia
1960s 25,070 deaths 17,986 deaths 7,084 deaths Ecuador
1970s 23,358 deaths 11,594 deaths 11,764 deaths Ecuador
1980s 16,614 deaths 7,437 deaths 9,177 deaths Ecuador
1990s 10,770 deaths 5,239 deaths 5,532 deaths Ecuador
2000s 6,492 deaths 3,241 deaths 3,251 deaths Ecuador
2010s 4,179 deaths 3,297 deaths 881.8 deaths Ecuador
2020s 3,121 deaths 3,026 deaths 95 deaths Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ecuador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 3,053 deaths against 2,945 deaths in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Ecuador and Malaysia?
108 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Ecuador ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 74th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .