Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Malta

Malta: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 5.33 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.33
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
159th
of 200 countries
All-time high
11.35
in 1990
All-time low
5.33
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Malta, 1990–2024

02.557.51012.51990200720241990: 11.41991: 111992: 10.61993: 10.21994: 9.81995: 9.41996: 91997: 8.61998: 8.21999: 7.92000: 7.62001: 7.42002: 7.22003: 7.12004: 72005: 6.92006: 6.92007: 6.92008: 6.92009: 6.92010: 6.92011: 6.82012: 6.82013: 6.72014: 6.72015: 6.62016: 6.52017: 6.42018: 6.32019: 6.12020: 62021: 5.82022: 5.62023: 5.52024: 5.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Malta is 5.33, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Malta peaked at 11.35 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.33, in 2024.

That places Malta 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.6 7.9 11.35 10
2000s 7.06 6.87 7.62 10
2010s 6.58 6.11 6.86 10
2020s 5.65 5.33 5.96 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 156 Maldives 5.44 compare
  2. 157 Canada 5.43 compare
  3. 158 Serbia 5.41 compare
  4. 160 Russian Federation 5.17 compare
  5. 161 Cyprus 4.98 compare
  6. 162 United Arab Emirates 4.79 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

More health data for Malta

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Malta?
Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Malta was 5.33 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 11.35 in 1990.
What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 5.33 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Malta ranks 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Malta. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/under-5-mortality-rate-un-igme-estimates-projection/malta/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/under-5-mortality-rate-un-igme-estimates-projection/malta/">Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Malta</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed