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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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