What is neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia was 0.427 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4129 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.

How does Malaysia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Malaysia ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

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

Neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia

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

Malaysia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.427 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.427 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

139th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.04 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

0.4129 deaths per 100 live births

in 2013

Years of data

1951–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia, 1951–2024

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.427 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia peaked at 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.4129 deaths per 100 live births, in 2013.

Malaysia ranks 139th of 199 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	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	3.04 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.9766 deaths per 100 live births	0.783 deaths per 100 live births	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6443 deaths per 100 live births	0.5278 deaths per 100 live births	0.7537 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4416 deaths per 100 live births	0.4289 deaths per 100 live births	0.4914 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4218 deaths per 100 live births	0.4129 deaths per 100 live births	0.4297 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4269 deaths per 100 live births	0.4245 deaths per 100 live births	0.43 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4433 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Kuwait 0.4425 deaths per 100 live births compare
138 El Salvador 0.4335 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Cuba 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Tonga 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Uruguay 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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 neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia was 0.427 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4129 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.
How does Malaysia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Malaysia ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .