Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) in Malta
Malta: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.5696 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.5696
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
162nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.6878
in 2002
All-time low
0.5696
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Adolescent mortality rate in Malta, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, adolescent mortality rate in Malta stood at 0.5696. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Malta peaked at 0.6878 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5696, in 2021.
That places Malta 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6701 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6711 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6724 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6741 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6757 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6783 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6806 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6823 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6837 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.685 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6865 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6876 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6878 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6874 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6867 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6845 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6811 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.678 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6728 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6674 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6619 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6545 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.648 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6415 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6339 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6257 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6168 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.608 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5996 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.591 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5808 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5696 | -1.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.5696 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5471, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.5696 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.43, 40% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6773 | 0.6701 | 0.685 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.682 | 0.6674 | 0.6878 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6281 | 0.591 | 0.6619 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5752 | 0.5696 | 0.5808 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Malta?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Malta was 0.5696 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6878 in 2002.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5696 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Malta ranks 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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