Canada vs Malta: Youth mortality rate
Canada
0.6508 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta
0.6089 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
158th
Malta rank
159th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Canada
- Malta
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.6508 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6089 deaths per 100 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.0419 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Malta ahead.
Canada ranks 158th and Malta ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1960s | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5355 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1970s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3202 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3305 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.8903 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1922 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.7305 deaths per 100 live births | 0.822 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0915 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.6388 deaths per 100 live births | 0.754 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1152 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.6328 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6444 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0116 deaths per 100 live births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Canada or Malta?
- Canada, at 0.6508 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6089 deaths per 100 live births in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Canada and Malta?
- 0.0419 deaths per 100 live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Malta rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Canada ranks 158th and Malta ranks 159th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.