Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Malta
Malta: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 0.5335 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5335
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
158th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.68
in 1980
All-time low
0.5335
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Malta stood at 0.5335. 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, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Malta peaked at 1.68 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5335, 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.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.68 | — |
| 1981 | 1.62 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.56 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.51 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.45 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.39 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.33 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.28 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.23 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.18 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.14 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.02 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9793 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9394 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8993 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8606 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8239 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7905 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7617 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7383 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7194 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7058 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6964 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6907 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.688 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6871 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.687 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6868 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6861 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6837 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6801 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6748 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6681 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6596 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6498 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6388 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6251 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6114 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5964 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5806 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5648 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5496 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5335 | -2.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.5335 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.5335 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.29, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.42 | 1.18 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.7905 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7061 | 0.6868 | 0.7617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6577 | 0.6114 | 0.6861 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.565 | 0.5335 | 0.5964 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Malta?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Malta was 0.5335 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5335 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Malta ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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