Mortality in the Maltese islands at 3,221
During the year 2009 there were 3221 deaths in residents of the Maltese Islands, a slight decrease over the previous year (22 less deaths).
The age-standardised mortality rate has been decreasing over the past years as seen in the graph below. Mortality rates for Malta compare well to old member states (EU-15) and are much lower than the average of new member states (EU-12).
Mortality rates in Malta compare well to other countries in the European Union, having the 9th lowest mortality rate compared to other countries supplying data to Eurostat for 2008 or latest available.
