{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-early-neonatal-mortality-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-early-neonatal-mortality-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-early-neonatal-mortality-rate/","title":"Malta Early Neonatal Mortality Rate (2024)","description":"Malta's Early Neonatal Mortality Rate: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, +48.0% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_MINFIND), 2006–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Malta","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2006/2024","unit":"per 1,000 live births","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Malta Early Neonatal Mortality Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_MINFIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2006–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2024)","value":"3.7","unit":"per 1,000 live births","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+48.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+48.0%","unit":"per 1,000 live births"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Early Neonatal Mortality Rate"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2006","value":1.1},{"period":"2007","value":4.5},{"period":"2008","value":5.2},{"period":"2009","value":3.5},{"period":"2010","value":3.8},{"period":"2011","value":4.3},{"period":"2012","value":3.9},{"period":"2013","value":3.5},{"period":"2014","value":3.6},{"period":"2015","value":2.5},{"period":"2016","value":4.9},{"period":"2018","value":3.2},{"period":"2019","value":3.7},{"period":"2020","value":2.7},{"period":"2021","value":2},{"period":"2022","value":3},{"period":"2023","value":2.5},{"period":"2024","value":3.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1,000 live births"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"+48.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-16.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+50.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-25.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-27.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"+15.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2016","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"+96.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-30.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"-10.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-9.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"+13.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"+8.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"-32.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"+15.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"+309.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the early neonatal mortality rate (deaths in first 7 days per 1,000 live births) in Malta from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2006–2024 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.2 per 1,000 live births in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.1 in 2006. The latest reading of 3.7 in 2024 represents a change of +1.2."}]}