Suicides of children and adolescents in Malta
Malta: Suicides of children and adolescents was 22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22
Change on year
down 29.0%
World rank
13th
of 17 countries
All-time high
35
in 2020
All-time low
3.11
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Malta, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, suicides of children and adolescents in Malta stood at 22.
That represents a change of down 29.0% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Malta peaked at 35 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.11, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.11 | — |
| 2008 | 18 | +478.6% |
| 2009 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 8 | -61.9% |
| 2011 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | +65.0% |
| 2020 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 29 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 22 | -29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.04 | 3.11 | 21 | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.9 | 8 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30 | 22 | 35 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Malta?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Malta was 22 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Malta ranks 13th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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