Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Mortality rate, under-5
Malta
5.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
4.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malta rank
156th
United Arab Emirates rank
159th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Malta
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Malta currently reports 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 4.8 per 1,000 live births in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Malta ranks 156th and United Arab Emirates ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.66 per 1,000 live births | 153.51 per 1,000 live births | 118.85 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | 63.72 per 1,000 live births | 41.43 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 14.23 per 1,000 live births | 23.32 per 1,000 live births | 9.09 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 9.61 per 1,000 live births | 12.64 per 1,000 live births | 3.03 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 7.08 per 1,000 live births | 9.87 per 1,000 live births | 2.79 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | 7.68 per 1,000 live births | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 5.64 per 1,000 live births | 5.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.32 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Malta, at 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 4.8 per 1,000 live births in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Malta and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Malta ranks 156th and United Arab Emirates ranks 159th 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, 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.