Causes of death - standardised death rate in Malta

Malta: Causes of death - standardised death rate was 961.3 in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
961.3
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
38th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1,439
in 1998
All-time low
961.3
in 2010
Years of data
17
1994–2010

Causes of death - standardised death rate in Malta, 1994–2010

05001.0k1.5k1994200220101994: 1.4k1995: 1.4k1996: 1.3k1997: 1.4k1998: 1.4k1999: 1.4k2000: 1.3k2001: 1.3k2002: 1.3k2003: 1.3k2004: 1.2k2005: 1.2k2006: 1.2k2007: 1.1k2008: 1.1k2009: 1.1k2010: 961.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Malta recorded 961.3 for causes of death - standardised death rate in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of death - standardised death rate in Malta peaked at 1,439 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 961.3, in 2010.

That places Malta 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Causes of death - standardised death rate in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Causes of death - standardised death rate in Malta, 1994 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1994 1,437 —
1995 1,374 -4.4%
1996 1,336 -2.7%
1997 1,368 +2.3%
1998 1,439 +5.2%
1999 1,428 -0.7%
2000 1,316 -7.8%
2001 1,257 -4.5%
2002 1,259 +0.2%
2003 1,291 +2.5%
2004 1,181 -8.5%
2005 1,186 +0.4%
2006 1,185 -0.1%
2007 1,099 -7.3%
2008 1,106 +0.6%
2009 1,075 -2.8%
2010 961.3 -10.6%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 961.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,033, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,397 1,336 1,439 6
2000s 1,195 1,075 1,316 10
2010s 961.3 961.3 961.3 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 35 Luxembourg 976.6 compare
  2. 36 Sweden 972.7 compare
  3. 37 Iceland 963.2 compare
  4. 39 Italy 894.9 compare
  5. 40 Spain 889.4 compare
  6. 41 France 886 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of death - standardised death rate in Malta?
Causes of death - standardised death rate in Malta was 961.3 in 2010, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest causes of death - standardised death rate recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1,439 in 1998.
What is the lowest causes of death - standardised death rate recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 961.3 in 2010.
How does Malta rank for causes of death - standardised death rate?
Malta ranks 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2010.
Is causes of death - standardised death rate rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - standardised death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Causes of death - standardised death rate
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
45 places, 686 data points, 1994–2010
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