Deaths substance disorders who in Malta
Malta: Deaths substance disorders who was 3.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.7
Change on year
up 35.5%
World rank
161st
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.7
in 2021
All-time low
0.67
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths substance disorders who in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths substance disorders who in Malta stood at 3.7. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 107.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths substance disorders who in Malta peaked at 3.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 2001.
Malta ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths substance disorders who in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 | — |
| 2001 | 0.67 | -35.0% |
| 2002 | 0.98 | +46.3% |
| 2003 | 2.04 | +108.2% |
| 2004 | 2.11 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.51 | +66.4% |
| 2006 | 2.86 | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.36 | -49.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 1.76 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.78 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.64 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.07 | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 2.13 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 2.83 | +67.5% |
| 2017 | 3.41 | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 3.53 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | -39.4% |
| 2020 | 2.73 | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | +35.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 124.27, 3% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3.7 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.52, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9 | 0.67 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1.64 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 | 2.73 | 3.7 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths substance disorders who in Malta?
- Deaths substance disorders who in Malta was 3.7 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths substance disorders who recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths substance disorders who recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for deaths substance disorders who?
- Malta ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths substance disorders who rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths substance disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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