Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) in Malta
Malta: Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) was 2,158 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Malta, 2009–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2,158 for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Malta peaked at 2,158 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,257, in 2009.
Malta ranks 39th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,257 | — |
| 2010 | 1,279 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1,319 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,381 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1,466 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,566 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,636 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,743 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1,855 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1,925 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2,029 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 2,158 | +6.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,158 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,790, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,257 | 1,257 | 1,257 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,620 | 1,279 | 2,029 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,158 | 2,158 | 2,158 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 37 Cyprus 3,768 compare
- 38 Albania 3,709 compare
- 40 Luxembourg 1,780 compare
- 41 Montenegro 1,698 compare
- 42 Iceland 1,404 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Malta?
- Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Malta was 2,158 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,158 in 2020.
- What is the lowest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,257 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals)?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - historical data (1980-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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