Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Eritrea or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 2,784 deaths against 2,678 deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Eritrea and Malaysia?

106 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Malaysia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Eritrea

2,678 deaths

in 2023

Malaysia

2,784 deaths

in 2023

Eritrea rank

81st

Malaysia rank

78th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Eritrea
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2,784 deaths against 2,678 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 106 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 78th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,135 deaths	28,089 deaths	19,954 deaths	Malaysia
1960s	8,098 deaths	19,115 deaths	11,018 deaths	Malaysia
1970s	8,412 deaths	12,504 deaths	4,092 deaths	Malaysia
1980s	9,897 deaths	8,272 deaths	1,625 deaths	Eritrea
1990s	6,371 deaths	5,804 deaths	567.1 deaths	Eritrea
2000s	4,414 deaths	3,504 deaths	909.6 deaths	Eritrea
2010s	3,334 deaths	3,328 deaths	6.1 deaths	Eritrea
2020s	2,747 deaths	2,835 deaths	88.25 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Eritrea or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 2,784 deaths against 2,678 deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Eritrea and Malaysia?: 106 deaths, with Malaysia 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 infants who die before age 1?: Eritrea ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.