Hospital beds (per 10 000 population) in Malta
Malta: Hospital beds was 40.86 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds in Malta, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds in Malta is 40.86, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Malta peaked at 76.51 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.86, in 2022.
Malta ranks 37th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Hospital beds in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.84 | — |
| 2001 | 73.84 | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 73.06 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 72.53 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.83 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.75 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.85 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.51 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 72.2 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 47.36 | -34.4% |
| 2010 | 44.34 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 42.95 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 46.34 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 47.47 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 45.89 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 45.87 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.72 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 44.86 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 43.09 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 41.03 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 43.59 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 40.98 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 40.86 | -0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 40.86 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.69, 1.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Malta's 40.86 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.3, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hospital beds in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +39.7% | 52.84 | 73.84 |
| 2009 | -34.4% | 72.2 | 47.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.78 | 47.36 | 76.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.86 | 41.03 | 47.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.81 | 40.86 | 43.59 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More health data for Malta
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,737 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Malta?
- Hospital beds in Malta was 40.86 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 76.51 in 2007.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.86 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for hospital beds?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hospital beds (per 10 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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