Malta: Child mortality, female

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 Malta

Deaths of female children under five years of age per 1000 live births

 Latest value 5
 Year 2022
 Measure deaths per 1000 births
 Data availability 1960 - 2022
 Average 14
 Min - Max 5 - 36
 Source UNICEF
The latest value from 2022 is 5 deaths per 1000 births, unchanged from 5 deaths per 1000 births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23 deaths per 1000 births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Malta from 1960 to 2022 is 14 deaths per 1000 births. The minimum value, 5 deaths per 1000 births, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 36 deaths per 1000 births was recorded in 1960. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Malta - Child mortality, female - Recent values chart

Historical series
Malta - Child mortality, female - historical chart - 1960-2022




Definition: Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

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 Maternal mortality 3 2020 deaths per 100,000 births
 Neonatal mortality 4 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Infant mortality 5 2022 deaths per 1000 live births
 Child mortality 6 2022 deaths per 1000 births
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 Child mortality, male 6 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Older child mortality rate 0 2022 deaths per 1000 births
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