Malta vs Marshall Islands: Number of infant deaths
Malta
20 deaths
in 2024
Marshall Islands
18 deaths
in 2024
Malta rank
178th
Marshall Islands rank
180th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Malta currently reports 20 deaths against 18 deaths in Marshall Islands, a difference of 2 deaths.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 178th and Marshall Islands ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 209.7 deaths | 57.3 deaths | 152.4 deaths | Malta |
| 1970s | 119.6 deaths | 67.3 deaths | 52.3 deaths | Malta |
| 1980s | 73.2 deaths | 77.5 deaths | 4.3 deaths | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 43.7 deaths | 64.7 deaths | 21 deaths | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 25.4 deaths | 63.6 deaths | 38.2 deaths | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 24.2 deaths | 39 deaths | 14.8 deaths | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 21.4 deaths | 22 deaths | 0.6 deaths | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Malta or Marshall Islands?
- Malta, at 20 deaths against 18 deaths in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Malta and Marshall Islands?
- 2 deaths, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Marshall Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Malta ranks 178th and Marshall Islands ranks 180th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .