Canada vs Malta: Number of child deaths per woman
Canada
0.0085 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Malta
0.0082 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Canada rank
161st
Malta rank
163rd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Canada
- Malta
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman in Malta, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Canada ranks 161st and Malta ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1494 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2762 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1268 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.0906 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0997 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.0343 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0466 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0284 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0111 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0078 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Canada or Malta?
- Canada, at 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Canada and Malta?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Malta rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Canada ranks 161st and Malta ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).