Hospital beds per 1000 people in Malta

Malta: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 4.09 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.09
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
37th
of 179 countries
All-time high
9.46
in 1984
All-time low
4.09
in 2022
Years of data
35
1960–2022

Hospital beds per 1000 people in Malta, 1960–2022

02468101960199120221960: 9.31984: 9.51987: 9.31988: 9.31989: 9.41993: 5.81994: 5.61995: 5.41996: 5.81997: 5.61998: 5.61999: 5.62000: 5.32001: 7.42002: 7.32003: 7.22004: 7.32005: 7.32006: 7.42007: 7.72008: 7.22009: 4.72010: 4.42011: 4.32012: 4.62013: 4.82014: 4.62015: 4.62016: 4.72017: 4.52018: 4.32019: 4.12020: 4.42021: 4.12022: 4.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malta recorded 4.09 for hospital beds per 1000 people in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Malta peaked at 9.46 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.09, in 2022.

That places Malta 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Hospital beds per 1000 people in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Hospital beds per 1000 people in Malta, 1960 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1960 9.26
1984 9.46 +2.2%
1987 9.34 -1.4%
1988 9.26 -0.8%
1989 9.44 +2.0%
1993 5.84 -38.1%
1994 5.62 -3.8%
1995 5.43 -3.4%
1996 5.78 +6.4%
1997 5.64 -2.4%
1998 5.61 -0.5%
1999 5.57 -0.7%
2000 5.28 -5.2%
2001 7.38 +39.8%
2002 7.31 -0.9%
2003 7.25 -0.8%
2004 7.28 +0.4%
2005 7.28 +0.0%
2006 7.38 +1.4%
2007 7.65 +3.7%
2008 7.22 -5.6%
2009 4.74 -34.3%
2010 4.43 -6.5%
2011 4.3 -2.9%
2012 4.63 +7.7%
2013 4.75 +2.6%
2014 4.59 -3.4%
2015 4.59 +0.0%
2016 4.67 +1.7%
2017 4.49 -3.9%
2018 4.31 -4.0%
2019 4.1 -4.9%
2020 4.36 +6.3%
2021 4.1 -6.0%
2022 4.09 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.26 9.26 9.26 1
1980s 9.37 9.26 9.46 4
1990s 5.64 5.43 5.84 7
2000s 6.88 4.74 7.65 10
2010s 4.49 4.1 4.75 10
2020s 4.18 4.09 4.36 3

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 34 Armenia 4.24 compare
  2. 35 Estonia 4.13 compare
  3. 36 Slovenia 4.11 compare
  4. 38 Georgia 4.04 compare
  5. 38 Tajikistan 4.04 compare
  6. 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Malta?
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Malta was 4.09 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 9.46 in 1984.
What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 4.09 in 2022.
How does Malta rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
Malta ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hospital beds per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hospital beds per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
179 places, 4,661 data points, 1960–2023
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