Greenland vs Malta: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Greenland
8.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta
8.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
127th
Malta rank
125th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Greenland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 8.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Greenland, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 127th and Malta ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 101.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 58.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 37.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 30.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 22.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 11.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 8.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 8.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Greenland or Malta?
- Malta, at 8.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Greenland and Malta?
- 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Malta rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Greenland ranks 127th and Malta ranks 125th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.