Malta vs Russia: Child mortality by sex
Malta
0.5713 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia
0.569 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
157th
Russia rank
158th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Malta
- Russia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.5713 deaths per 100 live births against 0.569 deaths per 100 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.0023 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Russia ahead.
Malta ranks 157th and Russia ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8978 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1960s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1970s | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7107 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.7599 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8979 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.7059 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9272 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2213 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.6046 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5995 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0051 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Malta or Russia?
- Malta, at 0.5713 deaths per 100 live births against 0.569 deaths per 100 live births in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Malta and Russia?
- 0.0023 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Russia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Russia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Malta ranks 157th and Russia ranks 158th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .