What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cyprus and Malta?

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

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Malta: Mortality rate, under-5

Cyprus

5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malta

5.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cyprus rank

157th

Malta rank

155th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Cyprus
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 5 per 1,000 live births in Cyprus, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 157th and Malta ranks 155th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	32.34 per 1,000 live births	21.67 per 1,000 live births	10.68 per 1,000 live births	Cyprus
1980s	14.87 per 1,000 live births	14.23 per 1,000 live births	0.64 per 1,000 live births	Cyprus
1990s	9.32 per 1,000 live births	9.61 per 1,000 live births	0.29 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2000s	4.96 per 1,000 live births	7.08 per 1,000 live births	2.12 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2010s	2.76 per 1,000 live births	6.58 per 1,000 live births	3.82 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2020s	4.14 per 1,000 live births	5.64 per 1,000 live births	1.5 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, Cyprus or Malta?: Malta, at 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 5 per 1,000 live births in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cyprus and Malta?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Cyprus ranks 157th 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.