Malta vs Serbia: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Malta
0.5335 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Serbia
0.5408 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
157th
Serbia rank
156th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Malta
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.5408 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.0073 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Serbia ahead.
Malta ranks 157th and Serbia ranks 156th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 1990s | 0.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.7061 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.6577 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6515 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0062 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.565 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5411 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0239 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Malta or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.5408 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between Malta and Serbia?
- 0.0073 deaths per 100 live births, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Serbia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Serbia rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Malta ranks 157th and Serbia ranks 156th of 198 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .