Maternal mortality ratio in Malta
The maternal mortality ratio in Malta was 8 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
Malta, 2023
8
Change from 2022
−2per 100,000 live births
European Union, 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
153rd of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 per 100,000 live births | 5 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 8 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 7 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 7 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 8 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 7 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 11 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 11 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 12 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 11 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 11 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 12 per 100,000 live births | 10 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2 from 10 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 7 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by +1.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 153rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 5 per 100,000 live births.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Under-five mortality rate
5.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
5.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
391 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
458 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
78.8%
2025 · Eurostat