{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-hospital-beds-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-hospital-beds-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-hospital-beds-per-100k/","title":"Malta Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Malta's Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants: 390.6 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, -0.8% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_BDS1), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Malta","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Malta Hospital Beds 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_BDS1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2024)","value":"390.6","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.8%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":744.61},{"period":"2006","value":756.96},{"period":"2007","value":784.81},{"period":"2008","value":738.92},{"period":"2009","value":483.18},{"period":"2010","value":452.1},{"period":"2011","value":438.18},{"period":"2012","value":471.27},{"period":"2013","value":478.8},{"period":"2014","value":460},{"period":"2015","value":459.46},{"period":"2016","value":467.98},{"period":"2017","value":449.36},{"period":"2018","value":431.49},{"period":"2019","value":410.39},{"period":"2020","value":438.22},{"period":"2021","value":414.75},{"period":"2022","value":406.32},{"period":"2023","value":393.85},{"period":"2024","value":390.62}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"390.6","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"393.9","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"406.3","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"414.8","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"438.2","yoyChange":"+6.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"410.4","yoyChange":"-4.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"431.5","yoyChange":"-4.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"449.4","yoyChange":"-4.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"468.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"459.5","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"460.0","yoyChange":"-3.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"478.8","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"471.3","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"438.2","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"452.1","yoyChange":"-6.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"483.2","yoyChange":"-34.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"738.9","yoyChange":"-5.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"784.8","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"757.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"744.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants in Malta from 2005 to present. Show the long-run trend of capacity reduction and COVID-19 pressure. 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 784.8 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 390.6 in 2024. The latest reading of 390.6 in 2024 represents a change of -3.3."}]}