Medical doctors in Malta

Malta: Medical doctors was 44.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.7%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
59th
of 82 countries
All-time high
45.3%
in 2022
All-time low
21.6%
in 2003
Years of data
18
2002–2023

Medical doctors in Malta, 2002–2023

010203040502002201220232002: 21.72003: 21.62008: 28.32009: 32.52010: 35.42011: 36.62012: 36.52013: 37.52014: 38.62015: 402016: 40.52017: 41.32018: 41.62019: 42.62020: 43.32021: 44.22022: 45.32023: 44.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Malta recorded 44.7% for medical doctors in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors in Malta peaked at 45.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2003.

Malta ranks 59th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Medical doctors in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Medical doctors (%) in Malta, 2002 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2002 21.7% —
2003 21.6% -0.5%
2008 28.3% +31.0%
2009 32.5% +14.8%
2010 35.4% +8.9%
2011 36.6% +3.4%
2012 36.5% -0.3%
2013 37.5% +2.7%
2014 38.6% +2.9%
2015 40.0% +3.6%
2016 40.5% +1.2%
2017 41.3% +2.0%
2018 41.6% +0.7%
2019 42.6% +2.4%
2020 43.3% +1.6%
2021 44.2% +2.1%
2022 45.3% +2.5%
2023 44.7% -1.3%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 44.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.1%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Medical doctors 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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +31.0% 21.6% 28.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.0% 21.6% 32.5% 4
2010s 39.1% 35.4% 42.6% 10
2020s 44.4% 43.3% 45.3% 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 56 Panama 46.5% compare
  2. 57 Chile 46.0% compare
  3. 58 Australia 45.3% compare
  4. 60 Greece 44.4% compare
  5. 61 Israel 43.6% compare
  6. 62 East Timor 43.5% compare
  7. 62 Papua New Guinea 43.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors in Malta?
Medical doctors in Malta was 44.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2022.
What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2003.
How does Malta rank for medical doctors?
Malta ranks 59th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
Is medical doctors rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical doctors (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
82 places, 1,533 data points, 1980–2024
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