What is neonatal mortality rate in Malta?

Neonatal mortality rate in Malta was 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Malta rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Malta ranks 149th out of 199 regions 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 volatile.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Malta

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Malta
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3569 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

Rank

149th

of 199 regions

All-time high

1.91 deaths per 100 live births

in 1970

All-time low

0.3569 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Malta, 1970–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Malta is 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it 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 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Malta ranks 149th of 199 regions 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
1970s	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.18 deaths per 100 live births	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.9586 deaths per 100 live births	0.7862 deaths per 100 live births	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6442 deaths per 100 live births	0.5276 deaths per 100 live births	0.7594 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4695 deaths per 100 live births	0.4564 deaths per 100 live births	0.5079 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4403 deaths per 100 live births	0.4086 deaths per 100 live births	0.4591 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3782 deaths per 100 live births	0.3569 deaths per 100 live births	0.3992 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Malta

146 Maldives 0.367 deaths per 100 live births compare
147 United States 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Romania 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Canada 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Montserrat 0.3299 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Slovakia 0.3273 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,798 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,421 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Malta?: Neonatal mortality rate in Malta was 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3569 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Malta rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Malta ranks 149th out of 199 regions 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 volatile.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .