Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Child mortality by sex

Malta
0.5713 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.5226 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
157th
United Arab Emirates rank
161st

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Malta
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.5713 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5226 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0487 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Malta ranks 157th and United Arab Emirates ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 3.78 deaths per 100 live births 16.27 deaths per 100 live births 12.48 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1970s 2.44 deaths per 100 live births 6.94 deaths per 100 live births 4.5 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1980s 1.56 deaths per 100 live births 2.6 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1990s 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 1.41 deaths per 100 live births 0.3625 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.7599 deaths per 100 live births 1.09 deaths per 100 live births 0.3332 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.7059 deaths per 100 live births 0.8453 deaths per 100 live births 0.1394 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.6046 deaths per 100 live births 0.5825 deaths per 100 live births 0.0221 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 United Arab Emirates?
Malta, at 0.5713 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5226 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Malta and United Arab Emirates?
0.0487 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Malta ranks 157th and United Arab Emirates ranks 161st 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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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .