Child mortality rate in Malta
Malta: Child mortality rate was 0.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Malta, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Malta is 0.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Malta peaked at 10.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
That places Malta 156th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 4.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 155 Malaysia 0.6% compare
- 156 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
- 158 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% compare
- 159 Belarus 0.5% compare
- 159 Slovakia 0.5% compare
More health data for Malta
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,737 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,421 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Malta?
- Child mortality rate in Malta was 0.6% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for child mortality rate?
- Malta ranks 156th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five