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

Malaysia, at 652 deaths against 561 deaths in Namibia as of 2100.

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

91 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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.

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

Malaysia

652 deaths

in 2100

Namibia

561 deaths

in 2100

Malaysia rank

76th

Namibia rank

79th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Malaysia
Namibia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 652 deaths against 561 deaths in Namibia, a difference of 91 deaths.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 76th and Namibia ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2020s	2,088 deaths	2,032 deaths	56.83 deaths	Malaysia
2030s	1,835 deaths	1,860 deaths	24.6 deaths	Namibia
2040s	1,541 deaths	1,646 deaths	105.3 deaths	Namibia
2050s	1,215 deaths	1,373 deaths	157.6 deaths	Namibia
2060s	1,034 deaths	1,113 deaths	79.5 deaths	Namibia
2070s	920.1 deaths	914.9 deaths	5.2 deaths	Malaysia
2080s	789.1 deaths	757.5 deaths	31.6 deaths	Malaysia
2090s	690.9 deaths	621.4 deaths	69.5 deaths	Malaysia
2100s	652 deaths	561 deaths	91 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Malaysia or Namibia?: Malaysia, at 652 deaths against 561 deaths in Namibia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Malaysia and Namibia?: 91 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Namibia?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Malaysia and Namibia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Malaysia ranks 76th and Namibia ranks 79th 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.