Canada vs Malta: Infant mortality rate by sex
Canada
0.4322 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta
0.4367 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
154th
Malta rank
152nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Canada
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4322 deaths per 100 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.0045 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 154th and Malta ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1960s | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.727 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1970s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4977 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.7397 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3912 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.5329 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7657 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2328 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.4771 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0932 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.4347 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5337 deaths per 100 live births | 0.099 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.4228 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4619 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0391 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Canada or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4322 deaths per 100 live births in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Canada and Malta?
- 0.0045 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Malta rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Canada ranks 154th and Malta ranks 152nd 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 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 one year, per 100 live births .