Malta vs Samoa: Number of neonatal deaths
Malta
16 deaths
in 2019
Samoa
22 deaths
in 2019
Malta rank
177th
Samoa rank
175th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 22 deaths against 16 deaths in Malta, a difference of 6 deaths.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 175th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 306 deaths | 141.1 deaths | 164.9 deaths | Malta |
| 1960s | 142.6 deaths | 133.6 deaths | 9 deaths | Malta |
| 1970s | 80.9 deaths | 99.8 deaths | 18.9 deaths | Samoa |
| 1980s | 50.1 deaths | 65.5 deaths | 15.4 deaths | Samoa |
| 1990s | 31.4 deaths | 39 deaths | 7.6 deaths | Samoa |
| 2000s | 18 deaths | 27.8 deaths | 9.8 deaths | Samoa |
| 2010s | 18.3 deaths | 24 deaths | 5.7 deaths | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 22 deaths against 16 deaths in Malta as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Malta and Samoa?
- 6 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Malta ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 175th 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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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.