What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta was 83.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 83.3 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 63.47 years in 1950.

How does Malta rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Malta ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 83.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.3 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

19th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.3 years

in 2023

All-time low

63.47 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta stood at 83.3 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta peaked at 83.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.47 years, in 1950.

Malta ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	65.75 years	63.47 years	68.37 years	10
1960s	69.36 years	68.42 years	70.06 years	10
1970s	71.59 years	70.14 years	72.5 years	10
1980s	73.96 years	72.32 years	76.17 years	10
1990s	76.93 years	76.16 years	77.8 years	10
2000s	79.2 years	77.9 years	80.42 years	10
2010s	82.15 years	80.8 years	83.09 years	10
2020s	82.55 years	82.25 years	83.3 years	4

Countries ranked near Malta

16 Reunion 83.55 years compare
17 France 83.33 years compare
18 Norway 83.31 years compare
20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
22 Macao 83.08 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Malta

Population ages 15-64, female 178,666 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,458 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 64.1% (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,233 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,466 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 12.9% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female 12.9% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 38,781 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,441 (2025)

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Malta was 83.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 83.3 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 63.47 years in 1950.
How does Malta rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Malta ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.