Malta vs Tonga: Number of child deaths
Malta
23 deaths
in 2024
Tonga
23 deaths
in 2024
Malta rank
178th
Tonga rank
178th
Number of child deaths over time
- Malta
- Tonga
How they compare
Malta currently reports 23 deaths against 23 deaths in Tonga, a difference of 0 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Tonga ahead.
Malta ranks 178th and Tonga ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158 deaths | 176.5 deaths | 18.5 deaths | Tonga |
| 1970s | 133.8 deaths | 127.9 deaths | 5.9 deaths | Malta |
| 1980s | 83.4 deaths | 89.7 deaths | 6.3 deaths | Tonga |
| 1990s | 49.9 deaths | 61.8 deaths | 11.9 deaths | Tonga |
| 2000s | 29 deaths | 46.3 deaths | 17.3 deaths | Tonga |
| 2010s | 27.4 deaths | 33.8 deaths | 6.4 deaths | Tonga |
| 2020s | 24.2 deaths | 25 deaths | 0.8 deaths | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Malta or Tonga?
- Malta, at 23 deaths against 23 deaths in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Malta and Tonga?
- 0 deaths, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tonga?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Tonga rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Malta ranks 178th and Tonga 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 .