What is homicides in Malta?

Homicides in Malta was 4.55 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest homicides recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 8.59 deaths in 2012.

What is the lowest homicides recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 2.92 deaths in 2006.

How does Malta rank for homicides?

Malta ranks 180th out of 194 regions with data for 2021.

Is homicides rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicides in Malta

Name: Homicides in Malta
Creator: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Homicides was 4.55 deaths in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)

4.55 deaths

Change on year

up 0.2%

Rank

180th

of 194 regions

All-time high

8.59 deaths

in 2012

All-time low

2.92 deaths

in 2006

Years of data

2000–2021

Homicides in Malta, 2000–2021

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2021, homicides in Malta stood at 4.55 deaths.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicides in Malta peaked at 8.59 deaths in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.92 deaths, in 2006.

That places Malta 180th out of 194 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	4.42 deaths	2.92 deaths	5.97 deaths	10
2010s	4.79 deaths	3.43 deaths	8.59 deaths	10
2020s	4.54 deaths	4.54 deaths	4.55 deaths	2

Countries ranked near Malta

177 Micronesia (country) 5.55 deaths compare
178 Antigua and Barbuda 5.44 deaths compare
179 Samoa 5.21 deaths compare
181 Iceland 3.95 deaths compare
182 Bahrain 3.72 deaths compare
183 Tonga 3.63 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More social development data for Malta

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
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)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.621 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicides in Malta?: Homicides in Malta was 4.55 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicides recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 8.59 deaths in 2012.
What is the lowest homicides recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 2.92 deaths in 2006.
How does Malta rank for homicides?: Malta ranks 180th out of 194 regions with data for 2021.
Is homicides rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Homicides
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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