Neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia
The neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia was 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Malaysia, 2024
4.3
Change from 2023
+0.1per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
17.2 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
137th of 196
Neonatal mortality rate in Malaysia over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 17.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 17.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 17.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 18.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 18.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 19.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 19.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 20.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 20.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 21.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 22.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 22.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 23.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 24.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 24.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 25.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 26.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 27.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 28.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 29.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 30.3 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 from 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.1 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by +0.2.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 17.2 per 1,000 live births.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Infant mortality rate
7.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
8.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
76.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
65.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
80
2023 · WHO