Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Malta
Malta: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence was 16 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Malta, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Malta is 16, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.4% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Malta peaked at 33 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2023.
That places Malta 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | — |
| 2012 | 23 | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 21 | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 17 | -39.3% |
| 2021 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 16 | -30.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16 is below the median for high income countries, which is 214, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.56 | 21 | 33 | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.25 | 16 | 23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Malta?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Malta was 16 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2016.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 residence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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