Healthy life years at birth in Malta

Name: Healthy life years at birth in Malta
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A newborn in Malta could expect 70.6 years in good health in 2024.

Healthy life years at birth Years Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Malta, 2024 70.6 Years

Change from 2023 −1.1% 2023: 71.4 years

European Union, 2024 65.2 years Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 63.9 years Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2024 2nd of 28 See the full ranking

Healthy life years at birth in Malta over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life years at birth (years), 2004 to 2024
Period	Malta	European Union
2024	70.6 years	65.2 years
2023	71.4 years	63.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022	70.2 yearsp (provisional)	62.6 yearsb (break in time series)
2021	68.7 years	63.6 years
2020	70.5 years	64.0 years
2019	73.2 years	64.6 years
2018	72.7 years	64.0 years
2017	72.7 years	63.9 years
2016	71.7 years	64.0 years
2015	73.6 years	62.8 yearsb (break in time series)
2014	73.4 years	61.3 years
2013	72.1 years	61.0 years
2012	71.9 years	61.3 years
2011	70.3 years	61.4 years
2010	70.7 years	61.8 years
2009	70.2 years	61.0 years
2008	70.4 years	61.0 yearsb (break in time series)
2007	70.2 years	61.7 years
2006	69.0 years	61.6 yearse (estimated)
2005	69.6 years	60.9 yearse (estimated)
2004	–	62.9 yearse (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of −1.1% from 71.4 years in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 73.4 years, the figure has changed by −3.8%.
Among the 28 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 2nd highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 65.2 years.

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All statistics for Malta

Life expectancy at birth 83.0 years 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 78.8% 2025 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 5.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 391 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 458 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 8.7%p 2024 · Eurostat

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_hlye · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A hlth_hle=HLY_Y0 unit=YR
Observation period: 2005 to 2024 for Malta
Provider update: 17 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Malta compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 28 countries with a value for 2024.

1 Italy 73.4 yearsb (break in time series)
2 Malta 70.6 years
3 Greece 69.9 years
4 Bulgaria 69.1 years
5 Spain 68.6 yearsb (break in time series)
6 Slovenia 67.5 years
7 Sweden 67.5 years

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Malta by sex

Total 70.6 years2024
Women 70.4 years2024
Men 71.0 years2024

Each group's most recent published value. Open a group to see its trend.

What this measures

The number of years a newborn can expect to live without limitations in usual activities due to health problems, combining mortality data with self-reported activity limitation from the EU survey on income and living conditions.

Population covered: Newborns

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