What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Canada and Malta?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Malta: Mortality rate, neonatal

Canada

3.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malta

3.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Canada rank

149th

Malta rank

147th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Canada
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 149th and Malta ranks 147th of 196 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9.98 per 1,000 live births	15.04 per 1,000 live births	5.06 per 1,000 live births	Malta
1980s	5.38 per 1,000 live births	9.59 per 1,000 live births	4.21 per 1,000 live births	Malta
1990s	4.05 per 1,000 live births	6.44 per 1,000 live births	2.39 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2000s	3.85 per 1,000 live births	4.71 per 1,000 live births	0.86 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2010s	3.59 per 1,000 live births	4.42 per 1,000 live births	0.83 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2020s	3.44 per 1,000 live births	3.8 per 1,000 live births	0.36 per 1,000 live births	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Canada or Malta?: Malta, at 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Canada and Malta?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and Malta rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Canada ranks 149th and Malta ranks 147th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.