Neonatal mortality rate in Malta
Malta: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3.57 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Malta peaked at 5.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.57, in 2024.
Malta ranks 133rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.08 | — |
| 2001 | 4.91 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.78 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.68 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.62 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.58 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.56 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.57 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.58 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.59 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.59 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.58 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.56 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.52 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.47 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.42 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.35 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.28 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.19 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.09 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.99 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.89 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.78 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.68 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.57 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.69 | 4.56 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4.09 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 | 3.57 | 3.99 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Malta?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Malta was 3.57 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Malta ranks 133rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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