Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Jordan or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 1,877 against 1,751 in Jordan as of 2024.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Malaysia: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Jordan

1,751

in 2024

Malaysia

1,877

in 2024

Jordan rank

80th

Malaysia rank

78th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Jordan
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1,877 against 1,751 in Jordan, a difference of 126.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Jordan ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,971	6,232	4,261	Malaysia
1970s	2,423	5,416	2,992	Malaysia
1980s	2,596	4,294	1,698	Malaysia
1990s	2,715	3,329	613.7	Malaysia
2000s	2,333	2,128	205.2	Jordan
2010s	2,166	2,100	65.7	Jordan
2020s	1,857	1,866	8.8	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Jordan or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 1,877 against 1,751 in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Jordan and Malaysia?: 126, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Malaysia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Malaysia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Jordan ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.