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Under-five mortality rate — Malta

Under-five mortality rate in Malta in 2024 — 5.3 per 1,000. Ranked 42 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 86.8%.

2024 5.3 per 1,000 −3.64% vs 2023
World rank 42of 196
Period maximum 40 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 5.3 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Malta, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40 per 1,0001962: 37.3 per 1,0001964: 35.3 per 1,0001966: 33.1 per 1,0001968: 30.6 per 1,0001970: 27.9 per 1,0001972: 25.2 per 1,0001974: 22.6 per 1,0001976: 20.3 per 1,0001978: 18.3 per 1,0001980: 16.8 per 1,0001982: 15.6 per 1,0001984: 14.5 per 1,0001986: 13.3 per 1,0001988: 12.3 per 1,0001990: 11.4 per 1,0001992: 10.6 per 1,0001994: 9.8 per 1,0001996: 9 per 1,0001998: 8.2 per 1,0002000: 7.6 per 1,0002002: 7.2 per 1,0002004: 7 per 1,0002006: 6.9 per 1,0002008: 6.9 per 1,0002010: 6.9 per 1,0002012: 6.8 per 1,0002014: 6.7 per 1,0002016: 6.5 per 1,0002018: 6.3 per 1,0002020: 6 per 1,0002022: 5.6 per 1,0002024: 5.3 per 1,000
Change over the period: −34.7 (−86.75%) Average annual rate: -3.11 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 5.3 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 3.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5.3 −0.2 −3.64%
2023 5.5 −0.1 −1.79%
2022 5.6 −0.2 −3.45%
2021 5.8 −0.2 −3.33%
2020 6 −0.1 −1.64%
2019 6.1 −0.2 −3.17%
2018 6.3 −0.1 −1.56%
2017 6.4 −0.1 −1.54%
2016 6.5 −0.1 −1.52%
2015 6.6 −0.1 −1.49%
2014 6.7 +0 +0%
2013 6.7 −0.1 −1.47%
2012 6.8 +0 +0%
2011 6.8 −0.1 −1.45%
2010 6.9 +0 +0%
2009 6.9 +0 +0%
2008 6.9 +0 +0%
2007 6.9 +0 +0%
2006 6.9 +0 +0%
2005 6.9 −0.1 −1.43%
2004 7 −0.1 −1.41%
2003 7.1 −0.1 −1.39%
2002 7.2 −0.2 −2.7%
2001 7.4 −0.2 −2.63%
2000 7.6 −0.3 −3.8%
1999 7.9 −0.3 −3.66%
1998 8.2 −0.4 −4.65%
1997 8.6 −0.4 −4.44%
1996 9 −0.4 −4.26%
1995 9.4 −0.4 −4.08%
1994 9.8 −0.4 −3.92%
1993 10.2 −0.4 −3.77%
1992 10.6 −0.4 −3.64%
1991 11 −0.4 −3.51%
1990 11.4 −0.4 −3.39%
1989 11.8 −0.5 −4.07%
1988 12.3 −0.5 −3.91%
1987 12.8 −0.5 −3.76%
1986 13.3 −0.6 −4.32%
1985 13.9 −0.6 −4.14%
1984 14.5 −0.6 −3.97%
1983 15.1 −0.5 −3.21%
1982 15.6 −0.6 −3.7%
1981 16.2 −0.6 −3.57%
1980 16.8 −0.7 −4%
1979 17.5 −0.8 −4.37%
1978 18.3 −0.9 −4.69%
1977 19.2 −1.1 −5.42%
1976 20.3 −1.1 −5.14%
1975 21.4 −1.2 −5.31%
1974 22.6 −1.3 −5.44%
1973 23.9 −1.3 −5.16%
1972 25.2 −1.4 −5.26%
1971 26.6 −1.3 −4.66%
1970 27.9 −1.4 −4.78%
1969 29.3 −1.3 −4.25%
1968 30.6 −1.3 −4.08%
1967 31.9 −1.2 −3.63%
1966 33.1 −1.2 −3.5%
1965 34.3 −1 −2.83%
1964 35.3 −1 −2.75%
1963 36.3 −1 −2.68%
1962 37.3 −1.2 −3.12%
1961 38.5 −1.5 −3.75%
1960 40 — —

Southern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SM San Marino 1.3 SI Slovenia 2.3 ME Montenegro 2.4 AD Andorra 2.5 IT Italy 2.7 MC Monaco 2.7 MK North Macedonia 2.8 PT Portugal 3.2 ES Spain 3.2 GR Greece 3.8 MT Malta 5.3 RS Serbia 5.4 HR Croatia 5.6 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 XK Kosovo 8.7 AL Albania 9.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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