Medical doctors in Malta
Malta: Medical doctors was 44.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Malta, 2002–2023
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +31.0% | 21.6% | 28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 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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