Death rate from opioid use who in Malta
Malta: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.83 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from opioid use who in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Malta stood at 0.83.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 336.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Malta peaked at 1.73 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Malta 41st 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.
Death rate from opioid use who in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.81 | — |
| 2001 | 0.97 | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.81 | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 1.15 | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | +44.2% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.35 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 1.15 | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9 | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.19 | -78.9% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.19 | — |
| 2014 | 0.56 | +194.7% |
| 2015 | 0.91 | +62.5% |
| 2016 | 0.86 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.75 | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.48 | -36.0% |
| 2019 | 0.69 | +43.7% |
| 2020 | 0.73 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.83 | +13.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.83 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.59, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.83 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.59, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from opioid use who 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 | +194.7% | 0.19 | 0.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 | 0.81 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.553 | 0 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Malta?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Malta was 0.83 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 in 2006.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from opioid use who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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