Health in Malta 300 indicators covering health for Malta. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Treatment for hypertension, male 65.1% 2019 up 17.3% 6th Treatment for hypertension 66.4% 2019 up 10.3% 7th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 6 2024 down 25.0% 183rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 1 2024 unchanged 173rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 1 2024 unchanged 178th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 1 2024 unchanged 177th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 1 2024 unchanged 178th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 2 2024 down 33.3% 182nd Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 4 2024 down 20.0% 183rd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 1 2024 down 50.0% 181st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 3 2024 down 25.0% 182nd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 2 2024 down 33.3% 178th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 6 2024 down 25.0% 177th Prevalence of HIV, total 0.3% 2024 up 50.0% 82nd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 7.5% 2021 down 12.8% 163rd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 12.0% 2021 down 16.7% 163rd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 9.8% 2021 down 14.8% 166th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.093 per 100,000 population 2021 up 27.4% 173rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0 per 100,000 female population 2021 — 184th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.18 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 20.0% 163rd Suicide mortality rate, female 4.4 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 104.7% 70th Suicide mortality rate, male 8.38 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 30.3% 112th Suicide mortality rate 6.47 per 100,000 population 2021 down 8.4% 105th Nurses and midwives 8.24 per 1,000 people 2023 up 12.1% 31st Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 3.11 2020 up 1.0% 54th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 7.11 2020 up 2.9% 58th Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 10.84 2020 up 0.2% 63rd Low-birthweight babies 7.2% 2020 up 4.0% 118th Prevalence of anemia among children 17.4% 2019 up 16.8% 154th Births attended by skilled health staff 99.8% 2021 unchanged 30th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 1,000 2024 up 88.7% 132nd Prevalence of current tobacco use 24.6% 2024 down 9.2% 50th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 23.1% 2024 down 1.7% 21st Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 26.0% 2024 down 15.3% 87th Physicians 4.51 per 1,000 people 2022 up 39.4% 16th Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 6.44 2025 down 0.8% 42nd Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 120th AIDS estimated deaths 100 UNAIDS estimates 2024 unchanged 98th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 5,706 current international $ 2023 up 105.7% 21st Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 1,765 current international $ 2023 up 110.5% 3rd Domestic general government health expenditure 5.8% 2023 up 4.1% 38th Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,939 current international $ 2023 up 115.5% 11th Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 30.9% 2023 up 2.3% 83rd Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 2,392 current US$ 2023 up 66.5% 26th Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 66.0% 2023 down 2.3% 67th Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 115th Number of stillbirths 12 2023 down 14.3% 182nd Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 83rd Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 8.8% 2023 up 6.5% 48th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 12.9% 2021 up 147.1% 164th Cause of death, by injury 3.5% 2021 down 2.7% 166th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 83.6% 2021 down 8.3% 13th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 0.0% 2021 — 116th Lung cancer death rates 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 11.7% 50th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 9.2% 2023 up 58.6% 94th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 2.1% 2023 up 40.0% 89th Mortality caused by road traffic injury 4.1 per 100,000 population 2019 down 22.6% 164th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 2.9 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 38.1% 150th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 5.3 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 36.9% 170th Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 100.0% 2015 up 1.2% 1st ← Previous Page 5 of 5