Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Malta
Malta: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Malta is 15, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Malta peaked at 43 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2024.
That places Malta 178th 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.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43 | — |
| 1991 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33 | 24 | 43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1 | 18 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4 | 17 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 | 15 | 18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 175 North Macedonia 18 compare
- 176 Grenada 17 compare
- 176 Latvia 17 compare
- 178 Seychelles 15 compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 compare
- 181 Estonia 10 compare
- 181 Luxembourg 10 compare
- 181 Tonga 10 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Malta?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Malta was 15 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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