{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-psychiatric-beds-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-psychiatric-beds-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-psychiatric-beds-per-100k/","title":"Malta Psychiatric Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Malta's Psychiatric Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants: 63.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, -7.5% 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":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Malta Psychiatric 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":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2024)","value":"63.1","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-7.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-7.5%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Psychiatric Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":169.87},{"period":"2006","value":169.25},{"period":"2007","value":170.39},{"period":"2008","value":169.53},{"period":"2009","value":156.13},{"period":"2010","value":145.23},{"period":"2011","value":143.18},{"period":"2012","value":141.12},{"period":"2013","value":144.54},{"period":"2014","value":131.49},{"period":"2015","value":128.09},{"period":"2016","value":125.19},{"period":"2017","value":115.18},{"period":"2018","value":105.19},{"period":"2019","value":89.7},{"period":"2020","value":89.24},{"period":"2021","value":71.99},{"period":"2022","value":71.17},{"period":"2023","value":68.2},{"period":"2024","value":63.11}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"63.1","yoyChange":"-7.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"68.2","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"71.2","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"72.0","yoyChange":"-19.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"89.2","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"89.7","yoyChange":"-14.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"105.2","yoyChange":"-8.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"115.2","yoyChange":"-8.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"125.2","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"128.1","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"131.5","yoyChange":"-9.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"144.5","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"141.1","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"143.2","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"145.2","yoyChange":"-7.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"156.1","yoyChange":"-7.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"169.5","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"170.4","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"169.3","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"169.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks psychiatric hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants in Malta from 2005 to present. Show deinstitutionalisation trends and mental health capacity. 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 170.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 63.1 in 2024. The latest reading of 63.1 in 2024 represents a change of -5.1."}]}