Malta vs Norway: Autopsy rate

Malta
8.0%
in 2019
Norway
8.0%
in 2020
Malta rank
19th
Norway rank
19th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Malta
  • Norway
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 8.0% against 8.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.

Malta ranks 19th and Norway ranks 19th of 39 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.