Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Malta or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 29 deaths against 26 deaths in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Malta and Saint Lucia?

3 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Saint Lucia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Malta

26 deaths

in 2023

Saint Lucia

29 deaths

in 2023

Malta rank

185th

Saint Lucia rank

184th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Malta
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 29 deaths against 26 deaths in Malta, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 185th and Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	494.4 deaths	462.4 deaths	32 deaths	Malta
1960s	203.6 deaths	317.9 deaths	114.3 deaths	Saint Lucia
1970s	112.9 deaths	157.4 deaths	44.5 deaths	Saint Lucia
1980s	68.4 deaths	87.7 deaths	19.3 deaths	Saint Lucia
1990s	46.5 deaths	59.4 deaths	12.9 deaths	Saint Lucia
2000s	22.8 deaths	40.2 deaths	17.4 deaths	Saint Lucia
2010s	25.5 deaths	32.3 deaths	6.8 deaths	Saint Lucia
2020s	22 deaths	30 deaths	8 deaths	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Malta or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 29 deaths against 26 deaths in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Malta and Saint Lucia?: 3 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Malta ranks 185th and Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.