Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Malta

Physicians per 1,000 people in Malta in 2022 — 4.51 per 1,000. Ranked 14 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 406.5%.

2022 4.51 per 1,000 +5.1% vs 2021
World rank 14of 125
Period maximum 4.51 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.89 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Malta, 1960–2022024619601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.89 per 1,0001970: 1.07 per 1,0001971: 1.03 per 1,0001975: 1.28 per 1,0001981: 1.17 per 1,0001982: 1.27 per 1,0001984: 1.38 per 1,0001987: 2.03 per 1,0001990: 2.18 per 1,0001991: 2.36 per 1,0001992: 2.34 per 1,0001993: 2.41 per 1,0001997: 2.37 per 1,0001998: 2.5 per 1,0002000: 2.56 per 1,0002001: 3.03 per 1,0002002: 3.21 per 1,0002003: 3.07 per 1,0002004: 3.37 per 1,0002005: 3.4 per 1,0002006: 3.76 per 1,0002007: 3.25 per 1,0002008: 3.28 per 1,0002009: 2.99 per 1,0002010: 3.03 per 1,0002011: 3.11 per 1,0002012: 3.24 per 1,0002013: 3.42 per 1,0002014: 3.6 per 1,0002015: 3.68 per 1,0002016: 3.83 per 1,0002017: 3.97 per 1,0002018: 3.97 per 1,0002019: 4.03 per 1,0002020: 4.16 per 1,0002021: 4.29 per 1,0002022: 4.51 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.62 (+406.51%) Average annual rate: 2.65 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 4.51 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 4.43 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 4.51 +0.22 +5.1%
2021 4.29 +0.13 +3.12%
2020 4.16 +0.14 +3.43%
2019 4.03 +0.05 +1.36%
2018 3.97 +0.01 +0.18%
2017 3.97 +0.14 +3.58%
2016 3.83 +0.15 +4.13%
2015 3.68 +0.07 +2%
2014 3.6 +0.18 +5.35%
2013 3.42 +0.18 +5.68%
2012 3.24 +0.13 +4.18%
2011 3.11 +0.08 +2.68%
2010 3.03 +0.04 +1.31%
2009 2.99 −0.29 −8.91%
2008 3.28 +0.03 +0.8%
2007 3.25 −0.51 −13.58%
2006 3.76 +0.36 +10.58%
2005 3.4 +0.03 +1.04%
2004 3.37 +0.3 +9.67%
2003 3.07 −0.14 −4.3%
2002 3.21 +0.18 +5.91%
2001 3.03 +0.47 +18.35%
2000 2.56
1998 2.5 +0.13 +5.53%
1997 2.37
1993 2.41 +0.07 +3.04%
1992 2.34 −0.02 −0.93%
1991 2.36 +0.18 +8.37%
1990 2.18
1987 2.03
1984 1.38
1982 1.27 +0.09 +8.02%
1981 1.17
1975 1.28
1971 1.03 −0.05 −4.29%
1970 1.07
1960 0.89

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.