Incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Malta for the period 1980–1998
| Year | Total cases | Paediatric cases | VL per 100 000 total population | VL per 100 000 childhood population |
| 1980 | 9 | 8 | 2.8 | 10.4 |
| 1981 | 18 | 11 | 5.5 | 13.9 |
| 1982 | 4 | 3 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 1983 | 4 | 3 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 1984 | 7 | 5 | 2.1 | 6.2 |
| 1985 | 4 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 1986 | 8 | 5 | 2.3 | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 6 | 4 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| 1988 | 16 | 8 | 4.6 | 9.6 |
| 1989 | 14 | 7 | 4.0 | 8.4 |
| 1990 | 15 | 5 | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 6 | 3.6 | 7.4 |
| 1992 | 10 | 3 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 1998 | 6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.5 |