Mortality rate age 5-9 in Malta

Malta: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.2991 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2991
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
194th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.5409
in 1990
All-time low
0.2991
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 5-9 in Malta, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.5411991: 0.5351992: 0.531993: 0.5251994: 0.5211995: 0.5181996: 0.5151997: 0.5141998: 0.5121999: 0.512000: 0.5082001: 0.5062002: 0.5022003: 0.4992004: 0.4932005: 0.4872006: 0.4792007: 0.4712008: 0.4622009: 0.4522010: 0.4412011: 0.432012: 0.422013: 0.4092014: 0.3992015: 0.3882016: 0.3772017: 0.3672018: 0.3582019: 0.3472020: 0.3372021: 0.3272022: 0.3162023: 0.3072024: 0.299

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Malta stood at 0.2991. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Malta peaked at 0.5409 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2991, in 2024.

Malta ranks 194th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 5-9 in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Malta, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.5409
1991 0.5354 -1.0%
1992 0.5297 -1.1%
1993 0.5253 -0.8%
1994 0.5207 -0.9%
1995 0.5176 -0.6%
1996 0.515 -0.5%
1997 0.5135 -0.3%
1998 0.5122 -0.3%
1999 0.5102 -0.4%
2000 0.5083 -0.4%
2001 0.5058 -0.5%
2002 0.5021 -0.7%
2003 0.4986 -0.7%
2004 0.4929 -1.1%
2005 0.4871 -1.2%
2006 0.4794 -1.6%
2007 0.4708 -1.8%
2008 0.4622 -1.8%
2009 0.4519 -2.2%
2010 0.4414 -2.3%
2011 0.4301 -2.6%
2012 0.4196 -2.4%
2013 0.409 -2.5%
2014 0.3986 -2.6%
2015 0.3882 -2.6%
2016 0.3774 -2.8%
2017 0.3674 -2.7%
2018 0.3576 -2.7%
2019 0.3473 -2.9%
2020 0.3369 -3.0%
2021 0.327 -2.9%
2022 0.3163 -3.3%
2023 0.3069 -2.9%
2024 0.2991 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5221 0.5102 0.5409 10
2000s 0.4859 0.4519 0.5083 10
2010s 0.3936 0.3473 0.4414 10
2020s 0.3173 0.2991 0.3369 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 191 Sweden 0.316 compare
  2. 192 Andorra 0.3146 compare
  3. 193 Greece 0.3007 compare
  4. 195 Slovenia 0.2918 compare
  5. 196 Norway 0.2893 compare
  6. 197 Denmark 0.2737 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Malta?
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Malta was 0.2991 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.5409 in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2991 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
Malta ranks 194th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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