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

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

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

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 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.

Malta vs Serbia: Mortality rate, under-5

Malta

5.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Serbia

5.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malta rank

155th

Serbia rank

152nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Malta
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia 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 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Serbia ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.1 per 1,000 live births	36.47 per 1,000 live births	23.37 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
1990s	9.61 per 1,000 live births	20.3 per 1,000 live births	10.69 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
2000s	7.08 per 1,000 live births	9.78 per 1,000 live births	2.7 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
2010s	6.58 per 1,000 live births	6.52 per 1,000 live births	0.06 per 1,000 live births	Malta
2020s	5.64 per 1,000 live births	5.42 per 1,000 live births	0.22 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, Malta or Serbia?: Serbia, 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 Malta and Serbia?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Serbia?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Malta and Serbia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Malta ranks 155th and Serbia ranks 152nd 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.