Dominica vs Malta: Number of child deaths
Dominica
26 deaths
in 2024
Malta
23 deaths
in 2024
Dominica rank
175th
Malta rank
178th
Number of child deaths over time
- Dominica
- Malta
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 26 deaths against 23 deaths in Malta, a difference of 3 deaths.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Dominica ranks 175th and Malta ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172.2 deaths | 179.4 deaths | 7.2 deaths | Malta |
| 1970s | 76.7 deaths | 133.8 deaths | 57.1 deaths | Malta |
| 1980s | 37.8 deaths | 83.4 deaths | 45.6 deaths | Malta |
| 1990s | 29.9 deaths | 49.9 deaths | 20 deaths | Malta |
| 2000s | 23.7 deaths | 29 deaths | 5.3 deaths | Malta |
| 2010s | 26 deaths | 27.4 deaths | 1.4 deaths | Malta |
| 2020s | 26 deaths | 24.2 deaths | 1.8 deaths | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Dominica or Malta?
- Dominica, at 26 deaths against 23 deaths in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Dominica and Malta?
- 3 deaths, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Malta?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Malta rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Dominica ranks 175th and Malta ranks 178th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .