Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0056 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
125th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0213 deaths per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0055 deaths per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Malaysia stood at 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.0213 deaths per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 deaths per square kilometre, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 125th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0213 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0205 deaths per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0198 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0191 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0184 deaths per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0177 deaths per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0172 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.017 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0169 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0169 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0168 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0167 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0168 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0167 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0164 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0159 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0153 deaths per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0148 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0145 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0142 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0138 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0125 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0108 deaths per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0107 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0107 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0107 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0106 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0103 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 deaths per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 deaths per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 deaths per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 deaths per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 deaths per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.006 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.006 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 deaths per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 deaths per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 deaths per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0077 deaths per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0128 deaths per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0186 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0169 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0213 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0165 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0153 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0169 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0131 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0108 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0148 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0101 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0086 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0107 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | 0.006 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0078 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0062 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0055 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0059 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 122 Switzerland 0.0059 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 123 Panama 0.0059 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 124 Algeria 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 126 Iran 0.0054 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 127 Germany 0.0047 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 128 Gabon 0.0045 deaths per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0213 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 deaths per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 125th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.