Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Malta

Number of intentional homicides in Malta in 2023 — 3 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 25%.

2023 3 people −62.5% vs 2022
World rank 1of 83
Period maximum 12 people2012
Period minimum 0 people2006

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Malta, 1990–20230510151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4 people1991: 3 people1992: 6 people1993: 7 people1994: 3 people1998: 5 people1999: 10 people2000: 4 people2001: 6 people2002: 6 people2004: 7 people2005: 4 people2006: 0 people2007: 4 people2008: 6 people2009: 4 people2010: 4 people2011: 3 people2012: 12 people2013: 7 people2014: 6 people2015: 4 people2016: 5 people2017: 9 people2018: 8 people2019: 5 people2020: 7 people2021: 2 people2022: 8 people2023: 3 people
Change over the period: −1 (−25%) Average annual rate: -0.87 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 3 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Southern Europe computed 996 people
Number of intentional homicides — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 3 −5 −62.5%
2022 8 +6 +300%
2021 2 −5 −71.43%
2020 7 +2 +40%
2019 5 −3 −37.5%
2018 8 −1 −11.11%
2017 9 +4 +80%
2016 5 +1 +25%
2015 4 −2 −33.33%
2014 6 −1 −14.29%
2013 7 −5 −41.67%
2012 12 +9 +300%
2011 3 −1 −25%
2010 4 +0 +0%
2009 4 −2 −33.33%
2008 6 +2 +50%
2007 4 +4
2006 0 −4 −100%
2005 4 −3 −42.86%
2004 7
2002 6 +0 +0%
2001 6 +2 +50%
2000 4 −6 −60%
1999 10 +5 +100%
1998 5
1994 3 −4 −57.14%
1993 7 +1 +16.67%
1992 6 +3 +100%
1991 3 −1 −25%
1990 4

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.