Malta vs Russian Federation: Child mortality rate by sex
Malta
0.4942 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russian Federation
0.4628 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
157th
Russian Federation rank
160th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Malta
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.4942 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4628 deaths per 100 live births in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0314 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Malta ranks 157th and Russian Federation ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.91 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5689 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0011 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1970s | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3951 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8514 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 0.872 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9667 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 0.6493 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6217 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.6067 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1363 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.5234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4837 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0397 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Malta or Russian Federation?
- Malta, at 0.4942 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4628 deaths per 100 live births in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Malta and Russian Federation?
- 0.0314 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Russian Federation?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Russian Federation rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Malta ranks 157th and Russian Federation ranks 160th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .