Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Malta
Malta: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0 deaths per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Malta, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Malta stood at 0 deaths per person. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0004 deaths per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per person, in 2024.
Malta ranks 155th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0004 deaths per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 deaths per person | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0 deaths per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0 deaths per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0 deaths per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0 deaths per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0 deaths per person | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0 deaths per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0 deaths per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0 deaths per person | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Malta?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Malta was 0 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 deaths per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Malta ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.