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