Malaysia—Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
Malaysia's under-5 mortality, female (per 1,000) was 7.3 in 2023, ranking #138 out of 196 countries. This represents a +0.0% change from 2022. Over the past 24 years, the highest recorded value was 9 (2000) and the lowest was 7.3 (2012). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.6 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 8 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 8.4 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 9 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 110.7 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 99.5 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 98.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 94.8 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 93.4 | 2023 |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 88.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | Guinea | 87.7 | 2023 |
| 8 | Mali | 86.1 | 2023 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 86 | 2023 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 72.7 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.