{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-physicians-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-physicians-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-physicians-per-100k/","title":"Malta Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Malta's Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants: 458.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, +0.7% 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":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Malta Practising Physicians 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":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2024)","value":"458.1","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.7%","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 Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":304.74},{"period":"2010","value":308.56},{"period":"2011","value":316.86},{"period":"2012","value":329.2},{"period":"2013","value":345.1},{"period":"2014","value":361.26},{"period":"2015","value":368.29},{"period":"2016","value":383.49},{"period":"2017","value":397.13},{"period":"2018","value":397.81},{"period":"2019","value":402.65},{"period":"2020","value":418.63},{"period":"2021","value":434.62},{"period":"2022","value":448.87},{"period":"2023","value":455},{"period":"2024","value":458.12}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"458.1","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"455.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"448.9","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"434.6","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"418.6","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"402.6","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"397.8","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"397.1","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"383.5","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"368.3","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"361.3","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"345.1","yoyChange":"+4.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"329.2","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"316.9","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"308.6","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"304.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in Malta from 2005 to present. Compare against EU-27 average and OECD benchmarks. 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 458.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 304.7 in 2009. The latest reading of 458.1 in 2024 represents a change of +3.1."}]}