Malta vs Syria: Homicide rate
Malta
0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Syria
0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
Malta rank
69th
Syria rank
66th
Homicide rate over time
- Malta
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.0558 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 69th and Syria ranks 66th of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5798 deaths per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.9266 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3138 deaths per 100,000 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.9649 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0322 deaths per 100,000 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Malta or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2010.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Malta and Syria?
- 0.0558 deaths per 100,000 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Syria?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.
- How do Malta and Syria rank globally for homicide rate?
- Malta ranks 69th and Syria ranks 66th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. 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 homicides per 100,000 people.