Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malta
Malta: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
90th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.7667 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malta is 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malta peaked at 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7667 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
That places Malta 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malta, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7883 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7878 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7874 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7893 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7977 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.806 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8115 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8116 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8095 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8039 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8089 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8104 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8082 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7961 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7879 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7806 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7749 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7706 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7667 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.786 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7993 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7874 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8116 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.789 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7667 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8104 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8181 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8537 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Equatorial Guinea 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Myanmar 0.838 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Switzerland 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Mali 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Peru 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malta?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Malta was 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7667 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Malta ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.