What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Malta and Montserrat?

0.027 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Montserrat: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)

Malta

0.3569 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Montserrat

0.3299 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Malta rank

149th

Montserrat rank

151st

Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time

Malta
Montserrat

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3299 deaths per 100 live births in Montserrat, a difference of 0.027 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Montserrat's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Montserrat ahead.

Malta ranks 149th and Montserrat ranks 151st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Montserrat in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Montserrat	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.7862 deaths per 100 live births	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	0.3614 deaths per 100 live births	Montserrat
1990s	0.6442 deaths per 100 live births	0.9216 deaths per 100 live births	0.2774 deaths per 100 live births	Montserrat
2000s	0.4695 deaths per 100 live births	0.6355 deaths per 100 live births	0.1661 deaths per 100 live births	Montserrat
2010s	0.4403 deaths per 100 live births	0.4551 deaths per 100 live births	0.0148 deaths per 100 live births	Montserrat
2020s	0.3782 deaths per 100 live births	0.3536 deaths per 100 live births	0.0246 deaths per 100 live births	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Malta or Montserrat?: Malta, at 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3299 deaths per 100 live births in Montserrat as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Malta and Montserrat?: 0.027 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Montserrat?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Malta and Montserrat rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Malta ranks 149th and Montserrat ranks 151st 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .