Malta vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality by sex
Malta
0.5027 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.4884 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
155th
Saudi Arabia rank
156th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Malta
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.5027 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4884 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0143 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Malta ranks 155th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 12.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10.35 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 6.73 deaths per 100 live births | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.9184 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.6663 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9479 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.6193 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8168 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1975 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.5312 deaths per 100 live births | 0.526 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0052 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Malta or Saudi Arabia?
- Malta, at 0.5027 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4884 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Malta and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0143 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Saudi Arabia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Malta ranks 155th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 199 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 Infant mortality 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .