End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Malta

Malta: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital was 57.9 Percentage of deaths in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
57.9 Percentage of deaths
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
5th
of 18 countries
All-time high
58.4 Percentage of deaths
in 2019
All-time low
53.7 Percentage of deaths
in 2020
Years of data
5
2018–2022

End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Malta, 2018–2022

02040602018202020222018: 56.6 Percentage of deaths2019: 58.4 Percentage of deaths2020: 53.7 Percentage of deaths2021: 55 Percentage of deaths2022: 57.9 Percentage of deaths

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of deaths.

Analysis

Malta recorded 57.9 Percentage of deaths for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in 2022.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over five years.

End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Malta, year by year

Annual values for End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Malta, 2018 to 2022.
Year Percentage of deaths Change
2018 56.6 Percentage of deaths
2019 58.4 Percentage of deaths +3.2%
2020 53.7 Percentage of deaths -8.0%
2021 55 Percentage of deaths +2.4%
2022 57.9 Percentage of deaths +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 57.5 Percentage of deaths 56.6 Percentage of deaths 58.4 Percentage of deaths 2
2020s 55.53 Percentage of deaths 53.7 Percentage of deaths 57.9 Percentage of deaths 3

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 2 Iceland 64.4 Percentage of deaths compare
  2. 2 Estonia 55.5 Percentage of deaths compare
  3. 2 Croatia 48.6 Percentage of deaths compare
  4. 3 Israel 62.7 Percentage of deaths compare
  5. 3 Latvia 48 Percentage of deaths compare
  6. 4 Slovenia 47.9 Percentage of deaths compare
  7. 4 Luxembourg 58.2 Percentage of deaths compare
  8. 5 Netherlands 21.2 Percentage of deaths compare
  9. 6 Canada 56.2 Percentage of deaths compare
  10. 7 Spain 49.5 Percentage of deaths compare
  11. 8 Austria 48.5 Percentage of deaths

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Frequently asked questions

What is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Malta?
End-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Malta was 57.9 Percentage of deaths in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 58.4 Percentage of deaths in 2019.
What is the lowest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 53.7 Percentage of deaths in 2020.
How does Malta rank for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
Malta ranks 5th out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital
Unit
Percentage of deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
26 places, 340 data points, 2000–2024
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End of Life Care (EC) is a subgroup of indicators within the HCQO database and provides data on the quality of care provided to people who are near the end of life. End of life care is a key indicator of healthcare quality, as high rates of hospital or acute care deaths, and frequent unplanned hospital readmissions in the final months of life may reflect gaps in access to and adequacy of community-based or palliative care. The database includes indicators on deaths occurring in inpatient acute care and hospital settings, and on the proportion of patients with unplanned readmissions during the last 30 or 180 days of life. These indicators focus on individuals who die due to conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and dementia. Indicators are reported as crude rates. For further information, please consult: The HCQO Definitions document provides indicator definitions and calculation methodologies of HCQO indicators The Sources and Methods survey on End of Life Care (EC) provides detailed country-specific information The OECD’s Health System Performance Assessment (HSPA) Framework outlines how HCQO indicators relate to the OECD’s HSPA domains of Access, Quality and People’s needs and preferences