Malta vs Marshall Islands: Number of infant deaths
Malta
21.0%
in 2023
Marshall Islands
20.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
178th
Marshall Islands rank
179th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Malta currently reports 21.0% against 20.0% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 178th and Marshall Islands ranks 179th 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% | 57.1% | 152.6% | Malta |
| 1970s | 119.6% | 66.9% | 52.7% | Malta |
| 1980s | 73.2% | 76.6% | 3.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 43.7% | 63.2% | 19.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 62.8% | 37.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 39.0% | 14.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 23.0% | 1.2% | 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 21.0% against 20.0% in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Malta and Marshall Islands?
- 1.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Marshall Islands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Malta ranks 178th and Marshall Islands ranks 179th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.