Health · Malta

Malta, MT health

Malta differs from Montana on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.6% vs 12.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (77.7% vs 73.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.8% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Malta

Report card

How Malta compares with Montana

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Malta adults…

36 of every 100 Malta adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.5–40.1%

Bars show Malta; the black tick is Montana. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Malta, betterMalta, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Malta
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Malta
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Malta
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Malta
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Malta adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Montana.

Yearly checkup

MT 72%

Dentist visit

MT 63%

Cholesterol check

MT 83%

Colon screening

MT 64%

Mammogram

MT 75%

Taking BP meds

MT 73%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Malta 9.5% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Malta adults are doing

1 in 3Malta adults feel lonely

29.4% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Malta adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Malta adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Malta adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · Montana 17.2% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8

Malta adults worry about having enough food

12% · MT 11.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Malta adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · MT 9.1% · about the same

1 in 15

Malta adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · MT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Malta adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · MT 7.5% · about the same

9% of Malta adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

of Malta adults live with a disability (Montana 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

Black tick: Montana. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Malta

Malta and the towns around it

Care nearby

Phillips County Hospital - CahMalta · 0.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

P H S Indian Hospital-Ft Belknap at Harlem - CahHarlem · 42.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Frances Mahon Deaconess HospitalGlasgow · 57.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Montana HospitalHavre · 84.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

One Health - HarlemHarlem · 44 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

One Health - SweetChinook · 64.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMalta's county is a federal shortage area.Phillips County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careMalta's county is a federal shortage area.Phillips County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthMalta's county is a federal shortage area.Eastern Montana · need score 18 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Malta. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Malta

Measure	Malta	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.8%	31.5–40.1%	31.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	31.8–40.6%	32.8%	about the same
Obesity	38.5%	30.9–46.2%	31.4%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	28.5–36%	28.4%	worse
Depression	24%	20.3–28.1%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.7–11.8%	12.3%	better
Asthma	11.3%	9.9–12.8%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11%	9.8–12.2%	9.3%	worse
Diabetes	11.8%	10–13.7%	9.9%	worse
COPD	8.8%	7.3–10.4%	7%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.1–9.4%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.8–5%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.1–17.8%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.6%	15.4–22.1%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	20.2–30.2%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.5%	28.6–40.7%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.8%	69.8–77.5%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.5%	56.7–64.2%	63.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84%	81.7–86.1%	82.5%	about the same
Colon screening	65.5%	60.2–70.4%	63.8%	about the same
Mammogram	71%	62.3–78.4%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	74.4–80.6%	73.4%	better
No health insurance	9.5%	7.6–11.8%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	24.6–34.3%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	17.8–24.8%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	14.8–19.4%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	17–23.9%	18.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.3–17.8%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12%	9.6–14.6%	11.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.4%	7.7–11.1%	9.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.6–7.8%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.5–8.8%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9%	7.1–11%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	28.2–38.3%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.9%	13.2–18.6%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	12.7–17.2%	14.3%
Hearing	10.3%	9–11.7%	8.6%
Vision	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.1%	7.7–10.6%	8%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Malta door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Montana figure falls inside it, we don't call Malta better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Malta directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Montana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.