Malta vs Vatican: Infant mortality rate
Malta
0.6%
in 2023
Vatican
0.6%
in 2023
Malta rank
157th
Vatican rank
160th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Malta
- Vatican
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Vatican, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 157th and Vatican ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Vatican in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | Malta |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Vatican |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Vatican |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Vatican |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Vatican |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Vatican |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Malta or Vatican?
- Malta, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Malta and Vatican?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Vatican rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Malta ranks 157th and Vatican ranks 160th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.