Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 8.21 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
8.21
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
127th
of 200 countries
All-time high
8.29
in 2025
All-time low
8.21
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Malaysia, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 8.21 for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 127th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.29 | — |
| 2026 | 8.27 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 8.26 | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 8.24 | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 8.22 | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 8.21 | -0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 8.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.29, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 8.21 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.89, 59% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 8.26 | 8.22 | 8.29 | 5 |
| 2030s | 8.21 | 8.21 | 8.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Malaysia?
- Under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Malaysia was 8.21 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 in 2030.
- How does Malaysia rank for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Malaysia ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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