Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Malta
Malta: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.2991 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Malta stood at 0.2991. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Malta peaked at 0.5409 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2991, in 2024.
That places Malta 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Malta, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Malta?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Malta was 0.2991 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5409 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2991 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Malta ranks 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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