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
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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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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
244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.