Number of neonatal deaths in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,877 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Malaysia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Malaysia stood at 1,877.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Malaysia peaked at 7,214 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1,822, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 78th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,232 | 5,540 | 7,214 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,416 | 5,023 | 5,545 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,294 | 3,561 | 4,870 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,329 | 2,814 | 3,524 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,128 | 1,973 | 2,553 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,100 | 2,047 | 2,133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,866 | 1,822 | 1,954 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 271,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 265,915 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 287,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 264,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 290,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 267,080 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 296,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 296,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 294,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 278,138 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Malaysia?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Malaysia was 1,877 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,214 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,822 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Malaysia ranks 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.