Children died before five per woman in Malta
Malta: Children died before five per woman was 0.0082 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0082
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
163rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.4624
in 1950
All-time low
0.0068
in 2021
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Children died before five per woman in Malta, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Malta is 0.0082, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Malta peaked at 0.4624 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0068, in 2021.
Malta ranks 163rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4624 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4013 | -13.2% |
| 1952 | 0.3479 | -13.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3022 | -13.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2638 | -12.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2321 | -12.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2108 | -9.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1972 | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1779 | -9.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1664 | -6.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1603 | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1382 | -13.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1292 | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1108 | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1015 | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0856 | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0769 | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.071 | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0643 | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0597 | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0579 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0561 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0508 | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0494 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0469 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0463 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0433 | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0412 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0378 | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0368 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0336 | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0307 | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0328 | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0304 | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0283 | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0271 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0257 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0251 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0252 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0247 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0232 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0219 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0218 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0199 | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.018 | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0166 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0151 | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.011 | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0094 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.007 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0086 | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 | -2.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0082 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0082 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0297, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.5% | 0.0068 | 0.0086 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2762 | 0.1664 | 0.4624 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0997 | 0.0597 | 0.1603 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0466 | 0.0368 | 0.0579 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0284 | 0.0247 | 0.0336 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0185 | 0.0137 | 0.0232 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 | 0.0093 | 0.0127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 | 0.0071 | 0.0099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 | 0.0068 | 0.0086 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Malta?
- Children died before five per woman in Malta was 0.0082 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4624 in 1950.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for children died before five per woman?
- Malta ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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