Lifetime risk of maternal death in Malta
Malta: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 11,062 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11,062 1 in: rate varies by country
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11,274 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2017
All-time low
2,475 1 in: rate varies by country
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Malta, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Malta stood at 11,062 1 in: rate varies by country.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Malta peaked at 11,274 1 in: rate varies by country in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,475 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Malta 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,475 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 2,754 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 2,778 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 2,992 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 2,975 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3,092 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 3,348 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 3,304 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 3,609 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 4,046 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 4,464 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 3,892 1 in: rate varies by country | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 4,194 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 4,864 1 in: rate varies by country | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 4,625 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 5,784 1 in: rate varies by country | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 6,644 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 6,228 1 in: rate varies by country | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 6,059 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 7,522 1 in: rate varies by country | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 7,555 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6,895 1 in: rate varies by country | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 8,157 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 8,070 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7,505 1 in: rate varies by country | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 9,470 1 in: rate varies by country | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 7,328 1 in: rate varies by country | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 8,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 10,715 1 in: rate varies by country | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 9,716 1 in: rate varies by country | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 11,169 1 in: rate varies by country | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 8,138 1 in: rate varies by country | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 11,274 1 in: rate varies by country | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 9,451 1 in: rate varies by country | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 10,457 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 8,813 1 in: rate varies by country | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 9,062 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 9,266 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 11,062 1 in: rate varies by country | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,795 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,475 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,992 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,944 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,092 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,864 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,042 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,784 1 in: rate varies by country | 8,157 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,602 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,328 1 in: rate varies by country | 11,274 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,551 1 in: rate varies by country | 8,813 1 in: rate varies by country | 11,062 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 33 Montenegro 11,578 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 11,432 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 35 Finland 11,064 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 37 Albania 10,999 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 38 Andorra 10,866 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 39 Monaco 10,688 1 in: rate varies by country compare
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Malta?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Malta was 11,062 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11,274 1 in: rate varies by country in 2017.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,475 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Malta rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Malta ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.