Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Malta
Malta: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence was 21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Malta, 2011–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Malta is 21, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Malta peaked at 32 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2023.
That places Malta 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | — |
| 2012 | 23 | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 26 | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 17 | -39.3% |
| 2021 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 16 | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 21 | +31.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 214, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.78 | 20 | 32 | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.8 | 16 | 23 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Malta?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in Malta was 21 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2016.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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