Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Malaysia or Namibia?

Malaysia, at 1,877 deaths against 1,676 deaths in Namibia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Malaysia and Namibia?

201 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Namibia: Number of neonatal deaths

Malaysia

1,877 deaths

in 2024

Namibia

1,676 deaths

in 2024

Malaysia rank

78th

Namibia rank

81st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Malaysia
Namibia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1,877 deaths against 1,676 deaths in Namibia, a difference of 201 deaths.

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

Across all 55 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 81st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5,416 deaths	1,213 deaths	4,202 deaths	Malaysia
1980s	4,294 deaths	1,316 deaths	2,977 deaths	Malaysia
1990s	3,329 deaths	1,530 deaths	1,798 deaths	Malaysia
2000s	2,128 deaths	1,266 deaths	862.6 deaths	Malaysia
2010s	2,100 deaths	1,709 deaths	391.7 deaths	Malaysia
2020s	1,866 deaths	1,733 deaths	133.2 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Malaysia or Namibia?: Malaysia, at 1,877 deaths against 1,676 deaths in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Malaysia and Namibia?: 201 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Namibia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Namibia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Malaysia ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 81st 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal 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, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .