Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Equatorial Guinea or Malaysia?

Equatorial Guinea, at 2,043 against 2,036 in Malaysia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?

7, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Malaysia: Number of under-five deaths, male

Equatorial Guinea

2,043

in 2024

Malaysia

2,036

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

76th

Malaysia rank

77th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Equatorial Guinea
Malaysia

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2,043 against 2,036 in Malaysia, a difference of 7.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Malaysia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 77th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,818	4,760	2,942	Malaysia
1990s	2,130	3,904	1,774	Malaysia
2000s	2,430	2,354	77	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	2,429	2,264	164.8	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	2,127	2,050	77.2	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Equatorial Guinea or Malaysia?: Equatorial Guinea, at 2,043 against 2,036 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?: 7, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 77th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, male
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.