Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in Malta

Malta: Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents was 306 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
306
Change on year
up 20.9%
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
713
in 2012
All-time low
246
in 2020
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in Malta, 2012–2022

2003004005006007002012201720222012: 7132013: 6842014: 5312015: 4822016: 4242017: 4772018: 3102019: 3462020: 2462021: 2532022: 306

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in Malta stood at 306.

That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in Malta peaked at 713 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 246, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in Malta, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 713
2013 684 -4.1%
2014 531 -22.4%
2015 482 -9.2%
2016 424 -12.0%
2017 477 +12.5%
2018 310 -35.0%
2019 346 +11.6%
2020 246 -28.9%
2021 253 +2.8%
2022 306 +20.9%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 306 is below the median for high income countries, which is 439, 70% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 495.88 310 713 8
2020s 268.33 246 306 3

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 11 Morocco 660 compare
  2. 12 Montserrat 439 compare
  3. 12 Spain 439 compare
  4. 15 Sweden 260 compare
  5. 16 Romania 214 compare
  6. 17 Tonga 156 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in Malta?
Number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in Malta was 306 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 713 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 246 in 2020.
How does Malta rank for number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents?
Malta ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 308 data points, 2012–2022
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