Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Malta
0.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
159th
United Arab Emirates rank
162nd
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.53 deaths per 100 live births against 0.48 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.05 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 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 162nd of 200 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 | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 15.35 deaths per 100 live births | 11.88 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.909 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.961 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.303 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.708 deaths per 100 live births | 0.987 deaths per 100 live births | 0.279 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.658 deaths per 100 live births | 0.768 deaths per 100 live births | 0.11 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.564 deaths per 100 live births | 0.532 deaths per 100 live births | 0.032 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Malta, at 0.53 deaths per 100 live births against 0.48 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Malta and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.05 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 162nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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.