Stillbirth rate in Malta
Malta: Stillbirth rate was 0.2826 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2826 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
168th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3862 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.2826 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Malta is 0.2826 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Malta peaked at 0.3862 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2826 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Malta ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3862 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 0.3797 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3731 deaths per 100 births | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3648 deaths per 100 births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3571 deaths per 100 births | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3512 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3498 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3538 deaths per 100 births | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3599 deaths per 100 births | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.361 deaths per 100 births | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3583 deaths per 100 births | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3527 deaths per 100 births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3447 deaths per 100 births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3384 deaths per 100 births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3319 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3235 deaths per 100 births | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3162 deaths per 100 births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3097 deaths per 100 births | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3037 deaths per 100 births | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2996 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2956 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2908 deaths per 100 births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2865 deaths per 100 births | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2826 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2826 deaths per 100 births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2839 deaths per 100 births, 100% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2826 deaths per 100 births is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8428 deaths per 100 births, 34% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3637 deaths per 100 births | 0.3498 deaths per 100 births | 0.3862 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3279 deaths per 100 births | 0.2996 deaths per 100 births | 0.3583 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2889 deaths per 100 births | 0.2826 deaths per 100 births | 0.2956 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
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More population data for Malta
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4258 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3593 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11,503 people (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Malta?
- Stillbirth rate in Malta was 0.2826 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3862 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2826 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for stillbirth rate?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.