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 2nd out of 3 regions 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.

Stillbirth rate in Malta

Name: Stillbirth rate in Malta
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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%

Rank

2nd

of 3 regions

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

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.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

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

Countries ranked near Malta

1 Somalia 3.49 deaths per 100 births compare
2 Central African Republic 3.23 deaths per 100 births compare
3 Djibouti 2.97 deaths per 100 births compare
4 Ethiopia 2.97 deaths per 100 births compare
5 Guinea-Bissau 2.91 deaths per 100 births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More population data for Malta

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)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.01 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 7,814 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.01 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.01 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.1 live births per woman (2023)

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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 2nd out of 3 regions 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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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.