Infant mortality per 1,000 live births rose 1.56% to 6.50 in Malaysia in 2015, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Malaysia reached an all time high of 67.2 in 1960 and an all time low of 6.40 in 2014. When compared to Malaysia's main peers, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Cambodia amounted to 27.5, 2.10 in Singapore, 9.00 in Thailand and 17.3 in Vietnam in 2015.
Malaysia has been ranked 127th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of infant mortality per 1,000 live births, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | 28.7 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 23.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 9.00 | 8.30 | 7.60 | 7.00 | 6.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 24.1 | 23.2 | 22.4 | 21.6 | 20.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 43.8 | 42.1 | 40.5 | 39.1 | 37.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 6.80 | 6.90 | 7.00 | 7.10 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 42.3 | 41.0 | 39.7 | 38.5 | 37.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 9.70 | 9.30 | 8.90 | 8.50 | 8.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 |
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