Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malta
Malta: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3
in 1990
All-time low
2
in 2003
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malta stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malta peaked at 3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2003.
Malta ranks 180th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | — |
| 1991 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28, 7% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 332, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 180 Barbados 2 compare
- 180 Luxembourg 2 compare
- 180 Seychelles 2 compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 2 compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 compare
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malta?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Malta was 2 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years