Malaysia vs Vatican: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Malaysia
0.6%
in 2023
Vatican
0.6%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
158th
Vatican rank
157th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Malaysia
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Vatican currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 158th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s 8.8% 3.5% 5.2% Malaysia
1960s 5.1% 2.3% 2.8% Malaysia
1970s 3.1% 1.6% 1.5% Malaysia
1980s 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% Malaysia
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Malaysia
2000s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Vatican
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Vatican
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Malaysia or Vatican?
Vatican, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Malaysia and Vatican?
0.0%, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vatican?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Vatican rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Malaysia ranks 158th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.