{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-dentists-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-dentists-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-dentists-per-100k/","title":"Malta Practising Dentists per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Malta's Practising Dentists per 100,000 Inhabitants: 51.9 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, +1.6% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_PRS2), 2009–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Malta","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2009/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Malta Practising Dentists per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_PRS2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2024)","value":"51.9","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.6%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Practising Dentists per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":43.4},{"period":"2010","value":44.39},{"period":"2011","value":44.68},{"period":"2012","value":45.29},{"period":"2013","value":46.37},{"period":"2014","value":46.37},{"period":"2015","value":46.37},{"period":"2016","value":47.08},{"period":"2017","value":47.74},{"period":"2018","value":47.94},{"period":"2019","value":50.21},{"period":"2020","value":52.18},{"period":"2021","value":52.11},{"period":"2022","value":50.84},{"period":"2023","value":51.02},{"period":"2024","value":51.86}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"51.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"50.8","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"52.1","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"52.2","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"50.2","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"47.9","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"47.7","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"47.1","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"46.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"46.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"46.4","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"45.3","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"44.7","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"43.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising dentists per 100,000 inhabitants in Malta from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2024 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 52.2 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 43.4 in 2009. The latest reading of 51.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.9."}]}