Number of neonatal deaths in Malta
Malta: Number of neonatal deaths was 15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths in Malta, 1971–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Malta recorded 15 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Malta peaked at 106 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2024.
Malta ranks 178th of 196 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 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 106 | — |
| 1972 | 99 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 87 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 77 | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 69 | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 63 | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 61 | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 56 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 49 | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 43 | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.22 | 75 | 106 | 9 |
| 1980s | 55.8 | 46 | 69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33 | 24 | 43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1 | 18 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4 | 17 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 | 15 | 18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 175 North Macedonia 18 compare
- 176 Grenada 17 compare
- 176 Latvia 17 compare
- 178 Seychelles 15 compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 compare
- 181 Estonia 10 compare
- 181 Luxembourg 10 compare
- 181 Tonga 10 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Malta?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Malta was 15 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 106 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.