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Health · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Malta: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 83.0 yrs (2024), 25th of 217 in the world and 4th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, women is 84.8 yrs (2024), 27th of 217 in the world and 3rd of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, men is 81.2 yrs (2024), 18th of 217 in the world and 4th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Malta in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 83.0 yrs2024 | 25/217 | 4/23 | 78.3 yrs | 81.4 yrs | 82.1 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 72.3 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 84.8 yrs2024 | 27/217 | 3/23 | 80.5 yrs | 83.6 yrs | 84.3 yrs | +0.7%since 2014 | 74.3 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 81.2 yrs2024 | 18/217 | 4/23 | 76.3 yrs | 79.3 yrs | 80.0 yrs | +1.9%since 2014 | 70.4 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.72024 | 150/196 | 20/23 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.2 | −20%since 2014 | 32.0 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.32024 | 155/196 | 21/23 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 | −21%since 2014 | 36.4 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.62024 | 147/196 | 20/23 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | −20%since 2014 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 82023 | 155/194 | 19/23 | 13 | 9 | 10 | +14%since 2013 | 47 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 88%2024 | 115/193 | 17/23 | 74% | 73% | 95% | −10.0 ppsince 2014 | 84% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.3%2024 | 89/153 | 2/20 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 0.1% | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 152024 | 137/208 | 12/23 | 4 | 7 | 27 | +50%since 2014 | 110 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 8.8%2023 | 48/193 | 4/23 | 6.6% | 7.9% | 9.9% | +0.5 ppsince 2013 | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 30.9%2023 | 83/193 | 13/23 | 26.4% | 33.0% | 30.3% | +0.7 ppsince 2013 | 28.3% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.512022 | 16/180 | 1/22 | 2.56 | 3.03 | 4.16 | +39%since 2012 | 1.30 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 4.12022 | 39/182 | 1/23 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | −12%since 2012 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 21/206 | 2/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 92.9% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 9/203 | 3/23 | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 24.6%2024 | 50/166 | 5/20 | 32.6% | 28.7% | 25.7% | −4.1 ppsince 2010 | 18.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 4.12019 | 167/186 | 22/23 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.12019 | −23%since 2009 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.3%83.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.7%84.8 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.9%81.2 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−20%4.7 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Maternal mortality+14%8 in 2023
- Measles vaccination−10.0 pp88% in 2024
- HIV prevalence+0.1 pp0.3% in 2024
- Tuberculosis+50%15 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Malta and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Malta. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Malta | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.0 yrs2024 | 84.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 84.8 yrs2024 | 86.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 81.2 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.72024 | 2.32024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.32024 | 2.72024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 3.62024 | 1.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 82023 | 62023 |
| Measles vaccination | 88%2024 | 95%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.3%2024 | 0.3%2024 |