Infant deaths in Malta
Malta: Infant deaths was 20 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
191st
of 213 countries
All-time high
30
in 2000
All-time low
20
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant deaths in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant deaths in Malta stood at 20. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Malta peaked at 30 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2024.
Malta ranks 191st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant deaths in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | -4.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20 is below the median for high income countries, which is 210, 10% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 20 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,615, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4 | 24 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2 | 23 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4 | 20 | 23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 15 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Malta?
- Infant deaths in Malta was 20 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for infant deaths?
- Malta ranks 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant 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 falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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