Iran vs Malaysia: Number of child deaths per woman
Iran
0.0171 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0159 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iran rank
130th
Malaysia rank
133rd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Iran
- Malaysia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 130th and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 200 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.47 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7005 under-five deaths per woman | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 1960s | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3196 under-five deaths per woman | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2029 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8126 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.5058 under-five deaths per woman | 0.088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4178 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.1603 under-five deaths per woman | 0.045 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1152 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.0512 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman | 0.03 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0165 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0145 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0155 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0039 under-five deaths per woman | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Iran or Malaysia?
- Iran, at 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Iran and Malaysia?
- 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Iran ranks 130th and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).