Number of under-five deaths, male in Malta
Malta: Number of under-five deaths, male was 13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Malta peaked at 198 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2022.
That places Malta 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 198 | — |
| 1961 | 182 | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 166 | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 151 | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 136 | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 121 | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 107 | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 99 | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 92 | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 86 | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 60 | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 54 | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 44 | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 27 | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.8 | 86 | 198 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.7 | 63 | 85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9 | 38 | 60 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.9 | 20 | 37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1 | 15 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2 | 14 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Malta?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Malta was 13 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 198 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.