Croatia vs Malta: Number of child deaths per woman

Croatia
0.0082 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Malta
0.0082 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Croatia rank
162nd
Malta rank
163rd

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Croatia
  • Malta
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman in Malta, a difference of 0 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 163rd of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2163 under-five deaths per woman 0.1603 under-five deaths per woman 0.056 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
1970s 0.0819 under-five deaths per woman 0.0579 under-five deaths per woman 0.024 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
1980s 0.0341 under-five deaths per woman 0.0284 under-five deaths per woman 0.0057 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
1990s 0.0169 under-five deaths per woman 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman 0.0016 under-five deaths per woman Malta
2000s 0.0103 under-five deaths per woman 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
2010s 0.0073 under-five deaths per woman 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman Malta
2020s 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman 0.0078 under-five deaths per woman 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Croatia or Malta?
Croatia, at 0.0082 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 Croatia and Malta?
0 under-five deaths per woman, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malta?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Malta rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Croatia ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).