Which has higher number of infant deaths, Estonia or Malta?

Malta, at 20 deaths against 17 deaths in Estonia as of 2024.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1959 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Malta: Number of infant deaths

Estonia

17 deaths

in 2024

Malta

20 deaths

in 2024

Estonia rank

181st

Malta rank

178th

Number of infant deaths over time

Estonia
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 20 deaths against 17 deaths in Estonia, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 181st and Malta ranks 178th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1950s	611 deaths	327 deaths	284 deaths	Estonia
1960s	440.3 deaths	209.7 deaths	230.6 deaths	Estonia
1970s	370.9 deaths	119.6 deaths	251.3 deaths	Estonia
1980s	362.6 deaths	73.2 deaths	289.4 deaths	Estonia
1990s	200.4 deaths	43.7 deaths	156.7 deaths	Estonia
2000s	83.6 deaths	25.4 deaths	58.2 deaths	Estonia
2010s	37.8 deaths	24.2 deaths	13.6 deaths	Estonia
2020s	20.6 deaths	21.4 deaths	0.8 deaths	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Estonia or Malta?: Malta, at 20 deaths against 17 deaths in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Estonia and Malta?: 3 deaths, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malta?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Malta rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Estonia ranks 181st 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .