Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Malta
Malta: Amphetamine use disorder death rate was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Amphetamine use disorder death rate 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
Malta recorded 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people for amphetamine use disorder death rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, amphetamine use disorder death rate in Malta peaked at 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
That places Malta 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +80.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.5% |
| 2007 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -81.8% |
| 2012 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2014 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +83.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +200.0% | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.109 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.066 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is amphetamine use disorder death rate in Malta?
- Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Malta was 0.12 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 amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for amphetamine use disorder death rate?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is amphetamine use disorder death rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Amphetamine use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from amphetamine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.