Neonatal deaths in Malta
Malta: Neonatal deaths was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths in Malta stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Malta peaked at 23 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2024.
That places Malta 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 | — |
| 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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 150.5, 10% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 15 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,272, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1 | 18 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4 | 17 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 | 15 | 18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 187 North Macedonia 18 compare
- 188 Grenada 17 compare
- 188 Latvia 17 compare
- 190 Seychelles 15 compare
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 compare
- 193 Estonia 10 compare
- 193 Luxembourg 10 compare
- 193 Tonga 10 compare
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)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Malta?
- Neonatal deaths in Malta was 15 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for neonatal deaths?
- Malta ranks 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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