What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Malta and North Macedonia?

3 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 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.

Malta vs North Macedonia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Malta

15 deaths

in 2024

North Macedonia

18 deaths

in 2024

Malta rank

177th

North Macedonia rank

174th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Malta
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 18 deaths against 15 deaths in Malta, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 177th and North Macedonia ranks 174th of 199 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	51.43 deaths	753.71 deaths	702.29 deaths	North Macedonia
1990s	33 deaths	458.6 deaths	425.6 deaths	North Macedonia
2000s	19.1 deaths	221.1 deaths	202 deaths	North Macedonia
2010s	18.4 deaths	165.6 deaths	147.2 deaths	North Macedonia
2020s	16.4 deaths	39.4 deaths	23 deaths	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Malta or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 18 deaths against 15 deaths in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Malta and North Macedonia?: 3 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North Macedonia?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Malta and North Macedonia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Malta ranks 177th and North Macedonia ranks 174th 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 .