Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Malta
Malta: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.2724 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Malta, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.2724 one-year-olds per square kilometre for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Malta peaked at 11.32 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1312 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Malta 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Malta, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9.03 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 11.32 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1986 | 2.49 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 1987 | 2.25 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 2.21 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 8.98 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +307.1% |
| 1990 | 6.33 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1991 | 2.4 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 1992 | 3.08 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1993 | 2.89 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 2 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1995 | 1.28 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1996 | 1.23 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.19 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9984 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8372 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6831 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6661 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7697 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 1.39 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +80.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9995 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 1.85 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +85.0% |
| 2007 | 3.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 2008 | 3.48 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 3.42 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.11 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5136 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -83.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1312 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -74.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1354 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1341 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4053 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +202.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4241 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2949 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4435 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2019 | 0.296 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2866 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1389 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2779 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2724 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2724 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.048 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2724 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1307 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +307.1% | 2.21 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 8.98 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.05 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.21 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 11.32 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.26 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.9984 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 6.33 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.6661 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 3.48 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5886 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1312 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 3.11 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.244 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1389 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2866 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 60 Djibouti 0.2777 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 61 Panama 0.2763 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 62 Liberia 0.276 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 64 Eswatini 0.2493 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 65 Mauritius 0.2444 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 66 Germany 0.2437 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Malta?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Malta was 0.2724 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1312 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Malta ranks 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.