Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malta
Malta: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders 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 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malta peaked at 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.
That places Malta 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.5% |
| 2004 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.1% |
| 2012 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +54.2% |
| 2015 | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malta?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Malta was 2.09 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Malta ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.