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. Measured in Percentage.
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 32nd of 49 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 | Percentage | 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 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.5%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 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 32nd out of 49 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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