Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Malta or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 19 deaths against 16 deaths in Malta as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Malta and Saint Lucia?

3 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

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 Saint Lucia: Number of neonatal deaths

Malta

16 deaths

in 2019

Saint Lucia

19 deaths

in 2019

Malta rank

177th

Saint Lucia rank

176th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Malta
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 19 deaths against 16 deaths in Malta, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 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 Saint Lucia ranks 176th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	306 deaths	145.1 deaths	160.9 deaths	Malta
1960s	142.6 deaths	123.3 deaths	19.3 deaths	Malta
1970s	80.9 deaths	86.9 deaths	6 deaths	Saint Lucia
1980s	50.1 deaths	66.2 deaths	16.1 deaths	Saint Lucia
1990s	31.4 deaths	46.5 deaths	15.1 deaths	Saint Lucia
2000s	18 deaths	34.4 deaths	16.4 deaths	Saint Lucia
2010s	18.3 deaths	23.3 deaths	5 deaths	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Malta or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 19 deaths against 16 deaths in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Malta and Saint Lucia?: 3 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Lucia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Malta and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Malta ranks 177th and Saint Lucia ranks 176th 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.