What is infant mortality rate in Malta?

Infant mortality rate in Malta was 0.4704 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 9.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4704 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Malta rank for infant mortality rate?

Malta ranks 153rd out of 199 regions with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Malta

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

Malta: Infant mortality rate was 0.4704 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4704 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

Rank

153rd

of 199 regions

All-time high

9.82 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.4704 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Infant mortality rate in Malta, 1950–2024

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

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Malta is 0.4704 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Malta peaked at 9.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.4704 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Malta 153rd out of 199 regions with data for 2024, 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	6.01 deaths per 100 live births	3.76 deaths per 100 live births	9.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3.1 deaths per 100 live births	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.99 deaths per 100 live births	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	2.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.26 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.8441 deaths per 100 live births	0.6942 deaths per 100 live births	0.9993 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.6197 deaths per 100 live births	0.6027 deaths per 100 live births	0.6688 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.5778 deaths per 100 live births	0.5375 deaths per 100 live births	0.6023 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4974 deaths per 100 live births	0.4704 deaths per 100 live births	0.5245 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Malta

150 Qatar 0.4843 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Maldives 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Canada 0.4717 deaths per 100 live births compare
154 Saudi Arabia 0.4656 deaths per 100 live births compare
155 Bulgaria 0.465 deaths per 100 live births compare
156 Serbia 0.4585 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
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Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,217 (2025)
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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 infant mortality rate in Malta?: Infant mortality rate in Malta was 0.4704 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 9.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4704 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Malta rank for infant mortality rate?: Malta ranks 153rd out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .