Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in Malta
Malta: Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients was 73,387 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Malta, 2009–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Malta is 73,387, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 201.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Malta peaked at 73,387 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24,384, in 2009.
Malta ranks 31st of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Hospital discharges: historical data … number 1995-2021 in-patients in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24,384 | — |
| 2010 | 29,740 | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 60,588 | +103.7% |
| 2012 | 62,970 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 63,137 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66,710 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 70,089 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 69,967 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 72,445 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 72,774 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73,387 | +0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 73,387 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28 million, 6% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,384 | 24,384 | 24,384 | 1 |
| 2010s | 64,181 | 29,740 | 73,387 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Malta?
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number in Malta was 73,387 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 73,387 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,384 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.0%. 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 Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, total number - historical data (1995-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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