{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-healthy-life-years-men","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-healthy-life-years-men","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-healthy-life-years-men/","title":"Malta Healthy Life Years at Birth — Men (2024)","description":"Malta's Healthy Life Years at Birth — Men: 71 years in 2024, -1.0% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_HLYE), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Malta","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"years","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Malta Healthy Life Years at Birth — Men","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_HLYE/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2024)","value":"71","unit":"years","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.0%","unit":"years"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Healthy Life Years at Birth — Men"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":68.7},{"period":"2006","value":68.5},{"period":"2007","value":69.2},{"period":"2008","value":68.8},{"period":"2009","value":69.5},{"period":"2010","value":70.1},{"period":"2011","value":69.9},{"period":"2012","value":71.5},{"period":"2013","value":71.6},{"period":"2014","value":72.3},{"period":"2015","value":72.6},{"period":"2016","value":71.1},{"period":"2017","value":71.9},{"period":"2018","value":71.9},{"period":"2019","value":72.9},{"period":"2020","value":70.2},{"period":"2021","value":68.9},{"period":"2022","value":70.1},{"period":"2023","value":71.7},{"period":"2024","value":71}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"years"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"71.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"71.7","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"70.1","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"68.9","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"70.2","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"72.9","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"71.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"71.9","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"71.1","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"72.6","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"72.3","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"71.6","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"71.5","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"69.9","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"70.1","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"69.5","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"68.8","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"69.2","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"68.5","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2005","value":"68.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks healthy life years at birth for men in Malta from 2005 to present. Healthy life years (HLY) measure years lived free of activity-limiting disability. 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 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 72.9 years in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 68.5 in 2006. The latest reading of 71 in 2024 represents a change of -0.7."}]}