What is number of under-five deaths in Malaysia?

Number of under-five deaths in Malaysia was 3,638 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 31,495 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 3,569 in 2022.

How does Malaysia rank for number of under-five deaths?

Malaysia ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Malaysia

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Malaysia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: Number of under-five deaths was 3,638 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3,638

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

77th

of 195 countries

All-time high

31,495

in 1960

All-time low

3,569

in 2022

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Malaysia, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 3,638 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Malaysia peaked at 31,495 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3,569, in 2022.

That places Malaysia 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1960s	24,760	19,437	31,495	10
1970s	15,596	12,378	18,799	10
1980s	9,884	8,011	11,789	10
1990s	6,918	5,727	7,649	10
2000s	4,208	3,820	5,230	10
2010s	4,044	3,919	4,154	10
2020s	3,662	3,569	3,842	5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

74 Bolivia 4,080 compare
75 Kazakhstan 3,876 compare
76 Equatorial Guinea 3,727 compare
78 Ecuador 3,489 compare
78 Honduras 3,489 compare
80 Gambia 3,451 compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 264,744 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 290,930 (2025)
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Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 278,138 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Malaysia?: Number of under-five deaths in Malaysia was 3,638 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 31,495 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 3,569 in 2022.
How does Malaysia rank for number of under-five deaths?: Malaysia ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.