Canada vs Malta: Mortality rate, under-5
Canada
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malta
5.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
152nd
Malta rank
155th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Canada
- Malta
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.3 per 1,000 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Canada ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 155th of 196 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.72 per 1,000 live births | 34.66 per 1,000 live births | 6.94 per 1,000 live births | Malta |
| 1970s | 17.53 per 1,000 live births | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | Malta |
| 1980s | 10.18 per 1,000 live births | 14.23 per 1,000 live births | 4.05 per 1,000 live births | Malta |
| 1990s | 7.14 per 1,000 live births | 9.61 per 1,000 live births | 2.47 per 1,000 live births | Malta |
| 2000s | 6.07 per 1,000 live births | 7.08 per 1,000 live births | 1.01 per 1,000 live births | Malta |
| 2010s | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | Malta |
| 2020s | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 5.64 per 1,000 live births | 0.34 per 1,000 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Canada or Malta?
- Canada, at 5.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.3 per 1,000 live births in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Canada and Malta?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Malta rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Canada ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 155th 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.