Malta vs Seychelles: Number of infant deaths
Malta
21.0%
in 2023
Seychelles
23.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
178th
Seychelles rank
176th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Malta
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 23.0% against 21.0% in Malta, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 178th and Seychelles ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 497.9% | 106.6% | 391.3% | Malta |
| 1960s | 209.7% | 107.9% | 101.8% | Malta |
| 1970s | 119.6% | 61.6% | 58.0% | Malta |
| 1980s | 73.2% | 28.7% | 44.5% | Malta |
| 1990s | 43.7% | 19.8% | 23.9% | Malta |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 18.4% | 7.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.4% | 1.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 23.5% | 1.8% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Malta or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 23.0% against 21.0% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Malta and Seychelles?
- 2.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Seychelles?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Seychelles rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Malta ranks 178th and Seychelles ranks 176th 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.