Which has higher child mortality, Malta or Russia?

Malta, at 0.53 against 0.52 in Russia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Russia?

67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta

0.53

in 2024

Russia

0.52

in 2024

Malta rank

159th

Russia rank

160th

Malta currently reports 0.53 against 0.52 in Russia, a difference of 0.01.

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.

Decade	Malta	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.33	5.06	0.735	Russia
1960s	3.47	3.58	0.116	Russia
1970s	2.23	2.79	0.559	Russia
1980s	1.42	2.5	1.08	Russia
1990s	0.961	2.15	1.19	Russia
2000s	0.708	1.47	0.761	Russia
2010s	0.658	0.839	0.181	Russia
2020s	0.564	0.542	0.022	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Malta or Russia?: Malta, at 0.53 against 0.52 in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Malta and Russia?: 0.01, 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?: Malta ranks 159th and Russia ranks 160th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.