Table A19.1Development of health care resources and utilization

 Total health expenditure as % of GDPTotal health expenditures per capita (in PPP$)Physicians (per 100 000 population)GPs as % of all physiciansNurses (per 100 000 population)
 MaltaEU1MaltaEU1MaltaEU1MaltaEU1MaltaEU
1995n.a.7.6n.a.1275.9n.a.292.7n.a.27.56n.a.575.1
20008.07.934051608.0n.a.295.1n.a.28.35n.a.655.9
20058.58.541052150.9n.a.316.0n.a.26.34n.a.682.7
20097.778.8412772788.2304.1321.622.825.53619.4745.5
 Average length of stay (days) in all hospitalsAcute care hospital admissions (per 100 population)Outpatient contacts per person (per year) 
 MaltaEU2MaltaEU1MaltaEU1 
1995n.a.12.5n.a.15.7n.a.6.6 
2000n.a.10.311.217.72.56.8 
2005n.a.9.511.016.22.66.8 
20096.58.811.515.62.56.9 

Sources: EU and Malta average values are based on the European Health for All database (WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2010).

Notes: 1 Years: 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007. 2 Years: 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006. 3 Year 2005, EU average excluding ES, CY, GR, MT, PL, RO, SK, UK. 4 Year 2002, EU average excluding CY, ES, GR, MT, PL, RO. 5 Year 1997, EU average excluding BG, CY, ES, GR, MT, NL, PL, RO, SK. 6 Year 1993, EU average excluding CY, ES, GR, MT, NL, PL, RO. 7 Year: 2008.

From: 19, Malta

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