Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malta
Malta: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.3 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malta peaked at 0.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000, in 2019.
That places Malta 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malta, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 per 1,000 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.39 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 180 Andorra 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Austria 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Belgium 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Denmark 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Greece 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Italy 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Monaco 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Norway 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Singapore 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Slovenia 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Sweden 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Switzerland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malta?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Malta was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.