Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Malta
Malta: Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days was 9.8 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Malta, 2007–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Malta stood at 9.8.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Malta peaked at 14.7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.78, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14.7 | — |
| 2008 | 1.78 | -87.9% |
| 2009 | 13.1 | +636.4% |
| 2010 | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 12.5 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.8 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 11.1 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.4 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 9.8 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.3 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 9.39 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.8 | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +636.4% | 1.78 | 13.1 |
| 2008 | -87.9% | 14.7 | 1.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.86 | 1.78 | 14.7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.46 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Malta?
- Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Malta was 9.8 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2022.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 mortality rate - 0 to 27 days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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