Deaths from substance use disorders who in Malta
Malta: Deaths from substance use disorders who was 7.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Deaths from substance use disorders who in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 7.3 for deaths from substance use disorders who in 2021.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 540.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from substance use disorders who in Malta peaked at 10.05 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
Malta ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from substance use disorders who in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.46 | — |
| 2001 | 5.3 | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 4.6 | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 6.46 | +40.4% |
| 2004 | 6.14 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 6.93 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 10.05 | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 9.3 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 8.08 | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 6.87 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 5.43 | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 | -79.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | — |
| 2014 | 3.77 | +214.2% |
| 2015 | 6.3 | +67.1% |
| 2016 | 6.26 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.58 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 3.78 | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 5.62 | +48.7% |
| 2020 | 6.18 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 7.3 | +18.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.5, 15% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7.3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.78, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from substance use disorders 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 | +214.2% | 1.2 | 3.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.82 | 4.46 | 10.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.74 | 6.18 | 7.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 131 Cote d'Ivoire 7.89 compare
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- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 7.35 compare
- 135 Comoros 7.13 compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 7.06 compare
- 137 Jordan 6.97 compare
- 137 Panama 6.97 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from substance use disorders who in Malta?
- Deaths from substance use disorders who in Malta was 7.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.05 in 2006.
- What is the lowest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for deaths from substance use disorders who?
- Malta ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from substance use disorders who rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 540.4%. 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 substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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