Malta vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Malta
0.4367 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.4414 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
152nd
Saudi Arabia rank
151st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Malta
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.0047 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 152nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 151st of 199 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 11.27 deaths per 100 live births | 9.59 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.79 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.7657 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.5704 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8384 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.5337 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1963 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.4619 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4777 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0157 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Malta or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Malta and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0047 deaths per 100 live births, with Saudi Arabia 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 rate by sex?
- Malta ranks 152nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 151st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .