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

Lesotho, at 3,152 deaths against 2,784 deaths in Malaysia as of 2023.

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

368 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho 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.

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

Lesotho

3,152 deaths

in 2023

Malaysia

2,784 deaths

in 2023

Lesotho rank

75th

Malaysia rank

78th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Lesotho
Malaysia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3,152 deaths against 2,784 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 368 deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 75th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,163 deaths	28,089 deaths	23,926 deaths	Malaysia
1960s	4,741 deaths	19,115 deaths	14,374 deaths	Malaysia
1970s	5,352 deaths	12,504 deaths	7,152 deaths	Malaysia
1980s	4,784 deaths	8,272 deaths	3,488 deaths	Malaysia
1990s	4,450 deaths	5,804 deaths	1,355 deaths	Malaysia
2000s	4,810 deaths	3,504 deaths	1,305 deaths	Lesotho
2010s	3,954 deaths	3,328 deaths	626.5 deaths	Lesotho
2020s	3,284 deaths	2,835 deaths	449 deaths	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Lesotho or Malaysia?: Lesotho, at 3,152 deaths against 2,784 deaths in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Lesotho and Malaysia?: 368 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Lesotho ranks 75th 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.