Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 281 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malaysia is 281, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malaysia peaked at 651 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 281, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 70th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 651 | — |
| 1991 | 633 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 610 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 589 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 572 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 554 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 538 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 529 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 519 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 511 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 502 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 491 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 478 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 464 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 452 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 437 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 423 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 414 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 404 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 395 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 386 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 379 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 374 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 371 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 366 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 363 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 357 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 349 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 338 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 325 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 311 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 301 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 293 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 288 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 281 | -2.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 281 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83, 3.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 281 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67, 4.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 570.6 | 511 | 651 | 10 |
| 2000s | 446 | 395 | 502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 360.8 | 325 | 386 | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.8 | 281 | 311 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 67 Mauritania 345 compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 301 compare
- 69 Congo 296 compare
- 71 Bolivia 257 compare
- 72 Ecuador 253 compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 253 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malaysia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Malaysia was 281 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 651 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 281 in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Malaysia ranks 70th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years