Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection) was 1,917 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
1,917
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
71st
of 200 countries
All-time high
1,917
in 2030
All-time low
1,878
in 2025
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in Malaysia, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Malaysia stood at 1,917. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 71st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,878 | — |
| 2026 | 1,881 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 1,887 | +0.3% |
| 2028 | 1,896 | +0.5% |
| 2029 | 1,905 | +0.5% |
| 2030 | 1,917 | +0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1,917 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 699, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1,917 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 293.5, 6.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,889 | 1,878 | 1,905 | 5 |
| 2030s | 1,917 | 1,917 | 1,917 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 68 North Korea 2,286 compare
- 69 Argentina 2,159 compare
- 70 United Kingdom 2,064 compare
- 72 Guinea-Bissau 1,898 compare
- 73 France 1,825 compare
- 74 Ecuador 1,806 compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Malaysia?
- Neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Malaysia was 1,917 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,917 in 2030.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,878 in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for neonatal deaths - current trends maintained?
- Malaysia ranks 71st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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