Neonatal mortality rate in Malta
Malta: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Malta, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.4% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Malta peaked at 5.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
Malta ranks 149th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 3.7% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Malta?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Malta was 0.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Malta ranks 149th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days