Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Malta
Malta: Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine was 73 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
73
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
33rd
of 85 countries
All-time high
90
in 2024
All-time low
73
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Malta is 73, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Malta peaked at 90 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2025.
Malta ranks 33rd of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85 | — |
| 2016 | 77 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 86 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 78 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 78 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 90 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 73 | -18.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 73 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.4 | 76 | 86 | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.17 | 73 | 90 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Malta?
- Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Malta was 73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2024.
- What is the lowest coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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