Malta vs Serbia: Infant mortality rate

Malta
0.4704 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Serbia
0.4585 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
153rd
Serbia rank
156th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Malta
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.4704 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4585 deaths per 100 live births in Serbia, a difference of 0.0119 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Serbia ahead.

Malta ranks 153rd and Serbia ranks 156th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Serbia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.15 deaths per 100 live births 3.13 deaths per 100 live births 1.97 deaths per 100 live births Serbia
1990s 0.8441 deaths per 100 live births 1.76 deaths per 100 live births 0.9132 deaths per 100 live births Serbia
2000s 0.6197 deaths per 100 live births 0.8465 deaths per 100 live births 0.2267 deaths per 100 live births Serbia
2010s 0.5778 deaths per 100 live births 0.5607 deaths per 100 live births 0.0171 deaths per 100 live births Malta
2020s 0.4974 deaths per 100 live births 0.4603 deaths per 100 live births 0.0371 deaths per 100 live births Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Malta or Serbia?
Malta, at 0.4704 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4585 deaths per 100 live births in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Malta and Serbia?
0.0119 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Serbia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Malta and Serbia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Malta ranks 153rd and Serbia 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .