Dominica vs Malta: Number of infant deaths
Dominica
24.0%
in 2023
Malta
21.0%
in 2023
Dominica rank
175th
Malta rank
178th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Dominica
- Malta
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 24.0% against 21.0% in Malta, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 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 | 135.6% | 198.2% | 62.7% | Malta |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 119.6% | 68.1% | Malta |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 73.2% | 43.8% | Malta |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 43.7% | 19.3% | Malta |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 25.4% | 4.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 24.2% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 2.2% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Dominica or Malta?
- Dominica, at 24.0% against 21.0% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Dominica and Malta?
- 3.0%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Malta rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Dominica ranks 175th and Malta ranks 178th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.