Ecuador vs Malaysia: Number of under-five deaths

Ecuador
3,489
in 2024
Malaysia
3,638
in 2024
Ecuador rank
78th
Malaysia rank
77th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malaysia
010.0k20.0k30.0k196019922024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3,638 against 3,489 in Ecuador, a difference of 149.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 77th of 196 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 33,323 24,760 8,563 Ecuador
1970s 30,449 15,596 14,853 Ecuador
1980s 21,157 9,884 11,274 Ecuador
1990s 13,358 6,918 6,440 Ecuador
2000s 7,866 4,208 3,658 Ecuador
2010s 4,988 4,044 943.6 Ecuador
2020s 3,702 3,662 40.6 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Ecuador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 3,638 against 3,489 in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Ecuador and Malaysia?
149, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Ecuador ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 77th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.