Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malta
Malta: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.862 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.862 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malta peaked at 1.99 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7071, in 2006.
That places Malta 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 | — |
| 2001 | 1.48 | +25.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8304 | -40.8% |
| 2004 | 1.24 | +49.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8438 | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7071 | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8672 | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8176 | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8741 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.99 | +127.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8164 | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7968 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.834 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8968 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8714 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8775 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.862 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.7071 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.7968 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8697 | 0.862 | 0.8775 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malta?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Malta was 0.862 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 in 2012.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7071 in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Malta ranks 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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