Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Malta
Malta: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 8.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Malta, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8.9 for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Malta peaked at 11.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2012.
Malta ranks 24th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.5 | — |
| 2011 | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.5 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 5.7 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 8.8 | +54.4% |
| 2017 | 9 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.1 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 10.2 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 10.1 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.3 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 9.9 | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 8.9 | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.01 | 5.1 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.17 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Malta?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Malta was 8.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. 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 Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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