Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Malta
Malta: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Malta is 82, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Malta peaked at 82 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2000.
That places Malta 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4 | 75 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6 | 78 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.75 | 81 | 82 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Malta?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Malta was 82 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2015.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.