What is child mortality rate in Malaysia?

Child mortality rate in Malaysia was 0.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 17.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8 deaths per 100 live births in 2012.

How does Malaysia rank for child mortality rate?

Malaysia ranks 137th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Malaysia

Name: Child mortality rate in Malaysia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malaysia: Child mortality rate was 0.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.83 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

137th

of 200 countries

All-time high

17.14 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.8 deaths per 100 live births

in 2012

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in Malaysia, 1950–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.83 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024.

The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Malaysia peaked at 17.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.8 deaths per 100 live births, in 2012.

Malaysia ranks 137th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	13.44 deaths per 100 live births	10.18 deaths per 100 live births	17.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	7.34 deaths per 100 live births	5.8 deaths per 100 live births	9.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.4 deaths per 100 live births	3.25 deaths per 100 live births	5.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.31 deaths per 100 live births	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	3.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.36 deaths per 100 live births	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.863 deaths per 100 live births	0.82 deaths per 100 live births	0.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.813 deaths per 100 live births	0.8 deaths per 100 live births	0.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.824 deaths per 100 live births	0.82 deaths per 100 live births	0.83 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

134 Bahrain 0.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Cuba 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Georgia 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Nauru 0.83 deaths per 100 live births compare
139 Kuwait 0.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Ukraine 0.79 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Malaysia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 336,457 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,173 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 333,756 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 298,510 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 331,551 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 298,367 (2025)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Malaysia?: Child mortality rate in Malaysia was 0.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 17.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8 deaths per 100 live births in 2012.
How does Malaysia rank for child mortality rate?: Malaysia ranks 137th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.