Malta vs Russia: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Malta
0.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia
0.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
159th
Russia rank
160th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- Russia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.53 deaths per 100 live births against 0.52 deaths per 100 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Russia ahead.
Malta ranks 159th and Russia ranks 160th of 200 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 | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.735 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1960s | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.116 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1970s | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.559 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.961 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.708 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.761 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.658 deaths per 100 live births | 0.839 deaths per 100 live births | 0.181 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.564 deaths per 100 live births | 0.542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.022 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Malta or Russia?
- Malta, at 0.53 deaths per 100 live births against 0.52 deaths per 100 live births in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Russia?
- 0.01 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 159th and Russia ranks 160th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.