What is youth mortality rate in Malta?

Youth mortality rate in Malta was 0.6089 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6089 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Malta rank for youth mortality rate?

Malta ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Malta

Name: Youth 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: Youth mortality rate was 0.6089 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.6089 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

159th

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

0.6089 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Youth mortality rate in Malta, 1956–2024

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 youth mortality rate in Malta is 0.6089 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Malta peaked at 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.6089 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Malta ranks 159th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.07 deaths per 100 live births	4.57 deaths per 100 live births	5.66 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	3.77 deaths per 100 live births	3.19 deaths per 100 live births	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.46 deaths per 100 live births	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	3.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	0.9113 deaths per 100 live births	1.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.822 deaths per 100 live births	0.7957 deaths per 100 live births	0.8822 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.754 deaths per 100 live births	0.6975 deaths per 100 live births	0.7927 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6444 deaths per 100 live births	0.6089 deaths per 100 live births	0.6802 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Malta

156 Maldives 0.6791 deaths per 100 live births compare
157 Serbia 0.6708 deaths per 100 live births compare
158 Canada 0.6508 deaths per 100 live births compare
160 United Arab Emirates 0.6006 deaths per 100 live births compare
161 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5921 deaths per 100 live births compare
162 Cyprus 0.5914 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Malta

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Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,217 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,848 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,001 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
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 youth mortality rate in Malta?: Youth mortality rate in Malta was 0.6089 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6089 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Malta rank for youth mortality rate?: Malta ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.