What is child homicide rate in Malta?

Child homicide rate in Malta was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.

What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1965.

How does Malta rank for child homicide rate?

Malta ranks 95th out of 113 regions with data for 2022.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child homicide rate in Malta

Name: Child homicide rate in Malta
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Child homicide rate was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0 deaths per 100,000 people

Rank

95th

of 113 regions

All-time high

2.78 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2001

All-time low

0 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1965

Years of data

1965–2022

Child homicide rate in Malta, 1965–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child homicide rate in Malta is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Malta peaked at 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1965.

Malta ranks 95th of 113 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	4
1970s	0.1726 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8924 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	0.0897 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8966 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	0.445 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	1.79 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	0.2779 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	2.78 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	3

Countries ranked near Malta

92 Azerbaijan 0.0329 deaths per 100,000 people compare
93 Egypt 0.0304 deaths per 100,000 people compare
94 Tajikistan 0.0218 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Oman 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Qatar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
95 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,306 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 11 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.783 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.829 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.902 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.529 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is child homicide rate in Malta?: Child homicide rate in Malta was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1965.
How does Malta rank for child homicide rate?: Malta ranks 95th out of 113 regions with data for 2022.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.