Health in Malta 300 indicators covering health for Malta. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 80 and above, female 17,965 2025 up 61.0% 137th Population ages 80 and above, male 11,691 2025 up 84.5% 135th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 9.5% 2024 up 17.3% 34th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 10.8% 2024 up 16.1% 35th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 10.1% 2024 up 16.1% 35th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 3.1% 2024 down 22.5% 140th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 3.9% 2024 down 23.5% 140th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 3.5% 2024 down 23.9% 140th Hospital beds 4.09 per 1,000 people 2022 down 11.7% 37th Incidence of tuberculosis 15 per 100,000 people 2024 up 50.0% 136th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% 1st People practicing open defecation, urban 0.0% 2024 — 95th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st People using at least basic drinking water services 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% 1st People using safely managed drinking water services 99.8% 2024 down 0.1% 16th People practicing open defecation, rural 0.0% 2024 — 103rd People using at least basic sanitation services 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% 1st Tuberculosis case detection rate 73.0% 2024 down 27.0% 114th People practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 — 129th Current health expenditure 8.8% 2023 up 6.5% 48th Current health expenditure per capita 3,623 current US$ 2023 up 70.4% 25th Out-of-pocket expenditure 30.9% 2023 up 2.3% 83rd Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 1,121 current US$ 2023 up 74.3% 7th Domestic general government health expenditure 66.0% 2023 down 2.3% 67th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 3,767 current international $ 2023 up 101.1% 25th Domestic private health expenditure 34.0% 2023 up 4.7% 100th Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 5,706 current international $ 2023 up 105.7% 21st Domestic private health expenditure per capita 1,231 current US$ 2023 up 78.4% 15th People using safely managed sanitation services 100.0% 2024 up 31.7% 1st Immunization, Hib3 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 29th Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 20.1% 158th Reported cases of measles 10 Cases 2024 — 116th Child mortality by income level of country 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 20.1% 158th Number of infant deaths 20 2024 down 16.7% 178th Number of under-five deaths 23 2024 down 14.8% 178th Number of neonatal deaths 15 2024 down 16.7% 177th Child mortality vs. health spending 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 20.1% 158th Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 88.0% 2024 down 10.2% 114th Adolescent fertility rate 10 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 25.5% 156th Sex ratio at birth 1.07 male births per female births 2024 down 0.6% 30th Domestic general government health expenditure 15.9% 2023 up 13.6% 34th External health expenditure 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 150th External health expenditure per capita 0 current US$ 2023 down 100.0% 150th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 0 current international $ 2023 down 100.0% 150th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 15.7% 2023 up 33.1% 167th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 15.7% 2023 up 35.3% 166th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 16.7% 2023 down 4.0% 167th Stillbirth rate 2.8 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 17.6% 161st Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 100 2024 unchanged 125th Life expectancy vs. health spending 83.3 years 2023 up 1.8% 19th Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2023 unchanged 106th Immunization, measles second dose 86.0% 2024 down 8.5% 86th Antiretroviral therapy coverage 69.0% 2024 up 56.8% 78th Tuberculosis treatment success rate 98.0% 2021 up 42.0% 14th Prevalence of hypertension, female 24.8% 2019 down 13.0% 178th Prevalence of hypertension, male 34.1% 2019 down 10.5% 136th Prevalence of hypertension 29.5% 2019 down 11.4% 168th Treatment for hypertension, female 68.6% 2019 up 3.3% 13th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →