Malaysia - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Malaysia was 3,918 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,307 in 1960 and a minimum value of 3,257 in 2006.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 23,307 |
| 1961 | 22,492 |
| 1962 | 21,607 |
| 1963 | 20,695 |
| 1964 | 19,791 |
| 1965 | 18,919 |
| 1966 | 18,107 |
| 1967 | 17,380 |
| 1968 | 16,744 |
| 1969 | 16,182 |
| 1970 | 15,680 |
| 1971 | 15,190 |
| 1972 | 14,693 |
| 1973 | 14,155 |
| 1974 | 13,610 |
| 1975 | 13,067 |
| 1976 | 12,558 |
| 1977 | 12,078 |
| 1978 | 11,633 |
| 1979 | 11,184 |
| 1980 | 10,741 |
| 1981 | 10,302 |
| 1982 | 9,874 |
| 1983 | 9,445 |
| 1984 | 9,031 |
| 1985 | 8,635 |
| 1986 | 8,264 |
| 1987 | 7,933 |
| 1988 | 7,646 |
| 1989 | 7,393 |
| 1990 | 7,155 |
| 1991 | 6,931 |
| 1992 | 6,717 |
| 1993 | 6,512 |
| 1994 | 6,326 |
| 1995 | 6,161 |
| 1996 | 5,974 |
| 1997 | 5,714 |
| 1998 | 5,362 |
| 1999 | 4,938 |
| 2000 | 4,479 |
| 2001 | 4,055 |
| 2002 | 3,724 |
| 2003 | 3,506 |
| 2004 | 3,371 |
| 2005 | 3,292 |
| 2006 | 3,257 |
| 2007 | 3,257 |
| 2008 | 3,279 |
| 2009 | 3,307 |
| 2010 | 3,328 |
| 2011 | 3,343 |
| 2012 | 3,367 |
| 2013 | 3,408 |
| 2014 | 3,465 |
| 2015 | 3,533 |
| 2016 | 3,612 |
| 2017 | 3,704 |
| 2018 | 3,801 |
| 2019 | 3,880 |
| 2020 | 3,918 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Malaysia was 4,569 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,539 in 1960 and a minimum value of 3,810 in 2007.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 31,539 |
| 1961 | 30,229 |
| 1962 | 28,863 |
| 1963 | 27,482 |
| 1964 | 26,138 |
| 1965 | 24,863 |
| 1966 | 23,694 |
| 1967 | 22,644 |
| 1968 | 21,725 |
| 1969 | 20,883 |
| 1970 | 20,112 |
| 1971 | 19,347 |
| 1972 | 18,566 |
| 1973 | 17,745 |
| 1974 | 16,918 |
| 1975 | 16,116 |
| 1976 | 15,361 |
| 1977 | 14,663 |
| 1978 | 14,012 |
| 1979 | 13,388 |
| 1980 | 12,778 |
| 1981 | 12,193 |
| 1982 | 11,629 |
| 1983 | 11,082 |
| 1984 | 10,559 |
| 1985 | 10,071 |
| 1986 | 9,624 |
| 1987 | 9,224 |
| 1988 | 8,876 |
| 1989 | 8,567 |
| 1990 | 8,283 |
| 1991 | 8,018 |
| 1992 | 7,766 |
| 1993 | 7,529 |
| 1994 | 7,316 |
| 1995 | 7,129 |
| 1996 | 6,922 |
| 1997 | 6,634 |
| 1998 | 6,241 |
| 1999 | 5,768 |
| 2000 | 5,250 |
| 2001 | 4,766 |
| 2002 | 4,384 |
| 2003 | 4,129 |
| 2004 | 3,967 |
| 2005 | 3,868 |
| 2006 | 3,819 |
| 2007 | 3,810 |
| 2008 | 3,828 |
| 2009 | 3,856 |
| 2010 | 3,877 |
| 2011 | 3,894 |
| 2012 | 3,920 |
| 2013 | 3,967 |
| 2014 | 4,033 |
| 2015 | 4,112 |
| 2016 | 4,205 |
| 2017 | 4,313 |
| 2018 | 4,428 |
| 2019 | 4,522 |
| 2020 | 4,569 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Malaysia was 2,467 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,318 in 1960 and a minimum value of 1,872 in 2006.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,318 |
| 1961 | 7,169 |
| 1962 | 7,011 |
| 1963 | 6,826 |
| 1964 | 6,631 |
| 1965 | 6,435 |
| 1966 | 6,252 |
| 1967 | 6,105 |
| 1968 | 5,994 |
| 1969 | 5,914 |
| 1970 | 5,874 |
| 1971 | 5,842 |
| 1972 | 5,828 |
| 1973 | 5,797 |
| 1974 | 5,774 |
| 1975 | 5,744 |
| 1976 | 5,721 |
| 1977 | 5,699 |
| 1978 | 5,553 |
| 1979 | 5,380 |
| 1980 | 5,192 |
| 1981 | 5,009 |
| 1982 | 4,818 |
| 1983 | 4,638 |
| 1984 | 4,464 |
| 1985 | 4,299 |
| 1986 | 4,150 |
| 1987 | 4,015 |
| 1988 | 3,904 |
| 1989 | 3,802 |
| 1990 | 3,707 |
| 1991 | 3,620 |
| 1992 | 3,530 |
| 1993 | 3,444 |
| 1994 | 3,372 |
| 1995 | 3,298 |
| 1996 | 3,213 |
| 1997 | 3,088 |
| 1998 | 2,910 |
| 1999 | 2,693 |
| 2000 | 2,459 |
| 2001 | 2,239 |
| 2002 | 2,071 |
| 2003 | 1,963 |
| 2004 | 1,903 |
| 2005 | 1,874 |
| 2006 | 1,872 |
| 2007 | 1,898 |
| 2008 | 1,942 |
| 2009 | 1,988 |
| 2010 | 2,021 |
| 2011 | 2,039 |
| 2012 | 2,053 |
| 2013 | 2,070 |
| 2014 | 2,103 |
| 2015 | 2,165 |
| 2016 | 2,246 |
| 2017 | 2,328 |
| 2018 | 2,398 |
| 2019 | 2,446 |
| 2020 | 2,467 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
