Brunei vs Malaysia: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Brunei
0.012 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.011 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei rank
118th
Malaysia rank
120th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Brunei
  • Malaysia
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.012 units per square kilometre against 0.011 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.001 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Brunei ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 120th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0515 units per square kilometre 0.0731 units per square kilometre 0.0216 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 0.0345 units per square kilometre 0.0475 units per square kilometre 0.013 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.0197 units per square kilometre 0.0301 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.0161 units per square kilometre 0.0211 units per square kilometre 0.0049 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0115 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0132 units per square kilometre 0.0123 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Brunei
2020s 0.0123 units per square kilometre 0.0112 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Brunei or Malaysia?
Brunei, at 0.012 units per square kilometre against 0.011 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Brunei and Malaysia?
0.001 units per square kilometre, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Malaysia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Brunei ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 120th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.