Death rate from poisonings in Malta
Malta: Death rate from poisonings was 0.1 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.4
in 2000
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Death rate from poisonings in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.1 for death rate from poisonings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from poisonings in Malta peaked at 0.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
That places Malta 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Death rate from poisonings in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | — |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3, 33% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.1 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0667 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 159 Australia 0.1 compare
- 159 Bangladesh 0.1 compare
- 159 Barbados 0.1 compare
- 159 Bhutan 0.1 compare
- 159 Brazil 0.1 compare
- 159 Costa Rica 0.1 compare
- 159 Cuba 0.1 compare
- 159 Guyana 0.1 compare
- 159 India 0.1 compare
- 159 Jamaica 0.1 compare
- 159 Luxembourg 0.1 compare
- 159 Maldives 0.1 compare
- 159 Netherlands 0.1 compare
- 159 Nicaragua 0.1 compare
- 159 Pakistan 0.1 compare
- 159 Palestine 0.1 compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 0.1 compare
- 159 Switzerland 0.1 compare
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0208 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from poisonings in Malta?
- Death rate from poisonings in Malta was 0.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from poisonings recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from poisonings recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for death rate from poisonings?
- Malta ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from poisonings rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from poisonings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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