Infant mortality rates in Malta
Malta: Infant mortality rates was 3.7 Rate in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rates in Malta, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rates in Malta stood at 3.7 Rate.
That represents a change of up 48.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rates in Malta peaked at 5.2 Rate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.1 Rate, in 2006.
Malta ranks 7th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Infant mortality rates in Malta, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.6 Rate | — |
| 2000 | 3.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5 Rate | -30.6% |
| 2004 | 3.1 Rate | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 Rate | -64.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5 Rate | +309.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2 Rate | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5 Rate | -32.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8 Rate | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 4.3 Rate | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9 Rate | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5 Rate | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6 Rate | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5 Rate | -30.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9 Rate | +96.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2 Rate | -34.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7 Rate | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7 Rate | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 2 Rate | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 3 Rate | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5 Rate | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 3.7 Rate | +48.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.7 Rate is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.7 Rate, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality rates in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +309.1% | 1.1 Rate | 4.5 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6 Rate | 3.6 Rate | 3.6 Rate | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.36 Rate | 1.1 Rate | 5.2 Rate | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.71 Rate | 2.5 Rate | 4.9 Rate | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.78 Rate | 2 Rate | 3.7 Rate | 5 |
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More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rates in Malta?
- Infant mortality rates in Malta was 3.7 Rate in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality rates recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 Rate in 2008.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rates recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 Rate in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for infant mortality rates?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rates rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Infant mortality rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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