% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Malta
Malta: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 12.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.08
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
9th
of 17 countries
All-time high
12.38
in 2023
All-time low
10.2
in 2016
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Malta, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Malta stood at 12.08.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Malta peaked at 12.38 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.9 | — |
| 2013 | 10.5 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 11.57 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 12.34 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 12.38 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.08 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.45 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.83 | 10.8 | 12.38 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Malta?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Malta was 12.08 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.38 in 2023.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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