Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Luxembourg or Malta?

Malta, at 15 deaths against 10 deaths in Luxembourg as of 2024.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Malta: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Luxembourg

10 deaths

in 2024

Malta

15 deaths

in 2024

Luxembourg rank

180th

Malta rank

177th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Luxembourg
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 15 deaths against 10 deaths in Luxembourg, a difference of 5 deaths.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 180th and Malta ranks 177th of 199 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	37.44 deaths	90.22 deaths	52.78 deaths	Malta
1980s	22.6 deaths	55.8 deaths	33.2 deaths	Malta
1990s	17.1 deaths	33 deaths	15.9 deaths	Malta
2000s	10.1 deaths	19.1 deaths	9 deaths	Malta
2010s	8.9 deaths	18.4 deaths	9.5 deaths	Malta
2020s	10 deaths	16.4 deaths	6.4 deaths	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Luxembourg or Malta?: Malta, at 15 deaths against 10 deaths in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Luxembourg and Malta?: 5 deaths, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malta?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Malta rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Luxembourg ranks 180th and Malta ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .