Number of stillbirths in Malta
Malta: Number of stillbirths was 12 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Malta stood at 12. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Malta peaked at 17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2022.
That places Malta 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 179 Grenada 13 compare
- 179 Seychelles 13 compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13 compare
- 183 Dominica 9 compare
- 183 Iceland 9 compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 185 Marshall Islands 8 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 number of stillbirths in Malta?
- Number of stillbirths in Malta was 12 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for number of stillbirths?
- Malta ranks 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation