Malta vs Portugal: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Malta
0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malta rank
69th
Portugal rank
68th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.0251 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1568 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.866 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3241 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9975 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.9309 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4668 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2091 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2517 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9478 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1762 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0251 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.0251 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Malta ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.