Hospital beds in Malta
Malta: Hospital beds was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Hospital beds in Malta, 1960–2022
Source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, hospital beds in Malta stood at 4.09 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds in Malta peaked at 9.46 per 1,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.09 per 1,000 people, in 2022.
Malta ranks 37th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.26 per 1,000 people | 9.26 per 1,000 people | 9.26 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.37 per 1,000 people | 9.26 per 1,000 people | 9.46 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.64 per 1,000 people | 5.43 per 1,000 people | 5.84 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.88 per 1,000 people | 4.74 per 1,000 people | 7.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 per 1,000 people | 4.1 per 1,000 people | 4.75 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 per 1,000 people | 4.09 per 1,000 people | 4.36 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Malta
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 207,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,233 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,314 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 74,777 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38,781 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 12.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds in Malta?
- Hospital beds in Malta was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.46 per 1,000 people in 1984.
- What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for hospital beds?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Hospital beds (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.