Malta sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 83.0 years of life, 24th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Malta, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 yrs | 24 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 3.7 /1,000 | 169 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.3 /1,000 | 104 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 24.3 yrs | 16 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 20.6 /1,000 | 197 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.6 yrs | 177 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 85.7 men/100 women | 152 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 /1,000 | 146 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 8.0 /100k | 152 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 9.8 % | 163 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 6.5 /100k | 102 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 4.1 /100k | 167 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 36.6 % | 10 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 7.1 L | 60 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 20.2 % | 31 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $3,623 | 25 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $43,899 | 36 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Malta's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 10th highest adult obesity in the world (36.6 %) and the 16th lowest male mortality penalty in the world (20.6 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Malta; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.