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

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

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

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 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.

Malta vs Slovakia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Malta

3.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Slovakia

3.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malta rank

148th

Slovakia rank

151st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Malta
Slovakia

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Slovakia ahead.

Malta ranks 148th and Slovakia ranks 151st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.19 per 1,000 live births	10.55 per 1,000 live births	1.36 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia
1990s	6.44 per 1,000 live births	7.11 per 1,000 live births	0.67 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia
2000s	4.71 per 1,000 live births	4.06 per 1,000 live births	0.65 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2010s	4.42 per 1,000 live births	3.12 per 1,000 live births	1.3 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2020s	3.8 per 1,000 live births	3.12 per 1,000 live births	0.68 per 1,000 live births	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Malta or Slovakia?: Malta, at 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Malta and Slovakia?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Malta ranks 148th and Slovakia ranks 151st of 197 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: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.