Denmark vs Malta: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Denmark
0.0071 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Malta
0.0082 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Denmark rank
167th
Malta rank
163rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Denmark
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman in Denmark, a difference of 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 167th and Malta ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0758 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2762 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2004 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.0531 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0997 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0467 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.0243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0466 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0223 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0284 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0122 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0019 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0078 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Denmark or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Denmark and Malta?
- 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Malta rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Denmark ranks 167th and Malta ranks 163rd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).