Number of suicides in Malta
Malta: Number of suicides was 33.99 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of suicides in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of suicides in Malta is 33.99 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suicides in Malta peaked at 33.99 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.35 deaths, in 2003.
That places Malta 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of suicides in Malta, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.09 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 29.22 deaths | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 23 deaths | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 22.35 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 23.43 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 22.93 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 26.55 deaths | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 22.91 deaths | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 26.72 deaths | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 29.57 deaths | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 32.05 deaths | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 30.14 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 26.07 deaths | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 31.02 deaths | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 31.66 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.44 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 28.51 deaths | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 25.33 deaths | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 24.97 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 30.23 deaths | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 29.33 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 33.99 deaths | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.38 deaths | 22.35 deaths | 29.57 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.24 deaths | 24.97 deaths | 32.44 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.66 deaths | 29.33 deaths | 33.99 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suicides in Malta?
- Number of suicides in Malta was 33.99 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of suicides recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.99 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of suicides recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.35 deaths in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for number of suicides?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of suicides rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of suicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.