Number of clinical trials in Malta

Malta: Number of clinical trials was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
127th
of 153 countries
All-time high
2
in 2021
All-time low
1
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2024

Number of clinical trials in Malta, 2016–2024

00.511.522016202020242016: 12018: 12019: 12021: 22022: 22024: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of clinical trials in Malta is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Malta peaked at 2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.

Malta ranks 127th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Number of clinical trials in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Number of clinical trials in Malta, 2016 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2016 1 —
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2021 2 +100.0%
2022 2 +0.0%
2024 1 -50.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.5, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 1 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17, 6% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1 1 1 3
2020s 1.67 1 2 3

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 127 Albania 1 compare
  2. 127 Algeria 1 compare
  3. 127 Benin 1 compare
  4. 127 Bolivia 1 compare
  5. 127 Botswana 1 compare
  6. 127 Burundi 1 compare
  7. 127 Chad 1 compare
  8. 127 Congo 1 compare
  9. 127 Cuba 1 compare
  10. 127 Dominican Republic 1 compare
  11. 127 Eswatini 1 compare
  12. 127 Fiji 1 compare
  13. 127 French Guiana 1 compare
  14. 127 Gabon 1 compare
  15. 127 Guadeloupe 1 compare
  16. 127 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
  17. 127 Haiti 1 compare
  18. 127 Jamaica 1 compare
  19. 127 Madagascar 1 compare
  20. 127 Martinique 1 compare
  21. 127 Monaco 1 compare
  22. 127 Panama 1 compare
  23. 127 Reunion 1 compare
  24. 127 Senegal 1 compare
  25. 127 Sri Lanka 1 compare
  26. 127 Uzbekistan 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of clinical trials in Malta?
Number of clinical trials in Malta was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of clinical trials recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
How does Malta rank for number of clinical trials?
Malta ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of clinical trials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of clinical trials
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,621 data points, 2000–2024
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