Deaths from cardiovascular disease type in Malta
Malta: Deaths from cardiovascular disease type was 2.07 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.07 for deaths from cardiovascular disease type in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from cardiovascular disease type in Malta peaked at 8.17 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.07, in 2021.
Malta ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8 | — |
| 2001 | 5.87 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.3 | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 8.17 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 7.08 | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 5.21 | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 5.32 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.52 | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 5.64 | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 5.77 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.43 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 5.74 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.15 | -45.1% |
| 2013 | 2.79 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 2.13 | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 2.43 | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 2.08 | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | +84.1% |
| 2018 | 4.49 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 4.54 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.45 | -46.0% |
| 2021 | 2.07 | -15.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.04, 4% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.07 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.57, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.07 | 4.52 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 | 2.08 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 | 2.07 | 2.45 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from cardiovascular disease type in Malta?
- Deaths from cardiovascular disease type in Malta was 2.07 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from cardiovascular disease type recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 in 2003.
- What is the lowest deaths from cardiovascular disease type recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for deaths from cardiovascular disease type?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from cardiovascular disease type rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. 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 Deaths from cardiovascular disease type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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