Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta
Malta: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta stood at 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta peaked at 1.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Malta 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7905 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7061 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7617 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6577 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6114 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6861 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.565 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5964 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 155 Maldives 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 156 Canada 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 157 Serbia 0.5408 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 159 Russia 0.5173 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 160 Cyprus 0.4979 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,798 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta was 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Malta ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .