Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malta
Malta: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 12.91 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malta is 12.91, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 131.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malta peaked at 12.91 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.23, in 2010.
That places Malta 127th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.01 | — |
| 2001 | 8.57 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 8.62 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.74 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 6.68 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 6.12 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.47 | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 5.56 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.76 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.5 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.23 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 5.58 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.39 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 6.71 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.23 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 6.59 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.97 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 7.96 | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 12.76 | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 12.91 | +1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 12.91 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.66, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malta's 12.91 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.5, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +51.9% | 8.4 | 12.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8 | 5.47 | 8.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.67 | 5.23 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.84 | 12.76 | 12.91 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malta?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Malta was 12.91 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.91 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Malta ranks 127th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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