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

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Maldives ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1962 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.

Maldives vs Malta: Mortality rate, under-5

Maldives

5.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malta

5.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Maldives rank

152nd

Malta rank

155th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Maldives
Malta

How they compare

Maldives 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.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 155th of 196 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1960s	301.68 per 1,000 live births	33.51 per 1,000 live births	268.16 per 1,000 live births	Maldives
1970s	208.34 per 1,000 live births	22.29 per 1,000 live births	186.05 per 1,000 live births	Maldives
1980s	119.49 per 1,000 live births	14.23 per 1,000 live births	105.26 per 1,000 live births	Maldives
1990s	65.5 per 1,000 live births	9.61 per 1,000 live births	55.89 per 1,000 live births	Maldives
2000s	24.99 per 1,000 live births	7.08 per 1,000 live births	17.91 per 1,000 live births	Maldives
2010s	10.38 per 1,000 live births	6.58 per 1,000 live births	3.8 per 1,000 live births	Maldives
2020s	6.08 per 1,000 live births	5.64 per 1,000 live births	0.44 per 1,000 live births	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Maldives or Malta?: Maldives, 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 Maldives and Malta?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Maldives 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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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.