Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 3,053 deaths against 3,006 deaths in Kazakhstan as of 2024.

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

47 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: Number of infant deaths

Kazakhstan

3,006 deaths

in 2024

Malaysia

3,053 deaths

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

75th

Malaysia rank

74th

Number of infant deaths over time

Kazakhstan
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3,053 deaths against 3,006 deaths in Kazakhstan, a difference of 47 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 75th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 199 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24,180 deaths	11,088 deaths	13,091 deaths	Kazakhstan
1980s	22,286 deaths	7,437 deaths	14,849 deaths	Kazakhstan
1990s	14,134 deaths	5,239 deaths	8,896 deaths	Kazakhstan
2000s	7,791 deaths	3,241 deaths	4,550 deaths	Kazakhstan
2010s	4,342 deaths	3,297 deaths	1,045 deaths	Kazakhstan
2020s	3,293 deaths	3,026 deaths	267.6 deaths	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 3,053 deaths against 3,006 deaths in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kazakhstan and Malaysia?: 47 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malaysia?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Malaysia rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Kazakhstan ranks 75th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .