What is child mortality rate in Malta?

Child mortality rate in Malta was 0.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 10.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Malta rank for child mortality rate?

Malta ranks 159th out of 200 regions with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Malta

Name: Child mortality rate in Malta
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Child mortality rate was 0.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.53 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

Rank

159th

of 200 regions

All-time high

10.94 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.53 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in Malta, 1950–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Malta is 0.53 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Malta peaked at 10.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.53 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Malta ranks 159th of 200 regions on this measure, 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	6.71 deaths per 100 live births	4.2 deaths per 100 live births	10.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3.47 deaths per 100 live births	2.93 deaths per 100 live births	4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	2.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	1.18 deaths per 100 live births	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.961 deaths per 100 live births	0.79 deaths per 100 live births	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.708 deaths per 100 live births	0.69 deaths per 100 live births	0.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.658 deaths per 100 live births	0.61 deaths per 100 live births	0.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.564 deaths per 100 live births	0.53 deaths per 100 live births	0.6 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Malta

160 Russia 0.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
161 Cyprus 0.5 deaths per 100 live births compare
162 United Arab Emirates 0.48 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Malta?: Child mortality rate in Malta was 0.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 10.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Malta rank for child mortality rate?: Malta ranks 159th out of 200 regions with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.