Death rate, crude in Malta
Malta: Death rate, crude was 7.3 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Malta recorded 7.3 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Malta peaked at 10.5 per 1,000 people in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7.2 per 1,000 people, in 1994.
Malta ranks 105th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.16 per 1,000 people | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.73 per 1,000 people | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.78 per 1,000 people | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.58 per 1,000 people | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.69 per 1,000 people | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 8 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 102 Madagascar 7.47 per 1,000 people compare
- 103 El Salvador 7.47 per 1,000 people compare
- 104 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.39 per 1,000 people compare
- 106 American Samoa 7.29 per 1,000 people compare
- 107 East Timor 7.22 per 1,000 people compare
- 108 Kenya 7.18 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Malta
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,314 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,233 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,466 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 74,777 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38,781 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 12.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,441 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Malta?
- Death rate, crude in Malta was 7.3 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 per 1,000 people in 1978.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 per 1,000 people in 1994.
- How does Malta rank for death rate, crude?
- Malta ranks 105th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.