Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Malta or Montenegro?

Malta, at 16 deaths against 15 deaths in Montenegro as of 2019.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Montenegro: Number of neonatal deaths

Malta

16 deaths

in 2019

Montenegro

15 deaths

in 2019

Malta rank

177th

Montenegro rank

178th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Malta
Montenegro

How they compare

Malta currently reports 16 deaths against 15 deaths in Montenegro, a difference of 1 deaths.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Montenegro's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montenegro ahead.

Malta ranks 177th and Montenegro ranks 178th of 204 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1950s	306 deaths	471.7 deaths	165.7 deaths	Montenegro
1960s	142.6 deaths	345.9 deaths	203.3 deaths	Montenegro
1970s	80.9 deaths	217.5 deaths	136.6 deaths	Montenegro
1980s	50.1 deaths	151.4 deaths	101.3 deaths	Montenegro
1990s	31.4 deaths	87.7 deaths	56.3 deaths	Montenegro
2000s	18 deaths	56.6 deaths	38.6 deaths	Montenegro
2010s	18.3 deaths	21.9 deaths	3.6 deaths	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Malta or Montenegro?: Malta, at 16 deaths against 15 deaths in Montenegro as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Malta and Montenegro?: 1 deaths, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Montenegro?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Malta and Montenegro rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Malta ranks 177th and Montenegro ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.