The majority of persons living in private households perceived their general health as being good (76.7%), with 31% of people stating that they suffer from a chronic illness or condition.

The data has been released by the National Statistics Office from the European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) survey is an annual exercise undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) among persons residing in private households in Malta and Gozo. The survey collects several indicators related to general health and well-being.

On a scale from 0 (not satisfied at all) to 10 (completely satisfied), an average score of 8.6 and 6.8 was reported by respondents regarding their personal relationships and time use and financial satisfaction, respectively.

The survey found that respondents who were at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion reported lower average scores regarding their overall life, financial situation, current job, and personal relationships satisfaction, and higher average scores regarding their time use satisfaction, when compared to their counterparts.

Feelings of happiness were reported most of the time (58%), whilst feelings of nervousness and agitation were rarely experienced by 31.6% of respondents and sometimes experienced by 31.2%. Calmness and peacefulness was experienced by 47.1% of respondents most of the time.

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