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HEALTH PROFILE: Malta

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Malta MALTA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Malta
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Malta MALTA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    Malta MALTA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    Malta MALTA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    12. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    13. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    17. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    18. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    19. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    20. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
      Deaths %
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    38. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    39. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    40. Violence
    4
    0.12
    41. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    42. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    43. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    46. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    47. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    49. Drownings
    2
    0.06
    50. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.06
    Malta MALTA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    Malta MALTA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    8.3
    60
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    25.2
    18.7
    96
    31
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    29.2
    28.5
    18
    55
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.45
    31
    Malta MALTA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    70.5
    68.6
    20
    33
    28
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
    Malta MALTA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    460,891
    166
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.01
    48
    Population 0-14
    14.4%
    179
    Population 15-64
    64.3%
    110
    Population 65 +
    21.3%
    7
    Birth Rate / 1000
    9.73
    163
    Death Rate / 1000
    8.48
    60
    Fertility Rate
    1.50
    173
    Infant Mortality
    4.62
    157
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.04
    136
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.07
    19
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.06
    19
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.85
    64
    Net Migration
    6.04
    11
    Population Growth
    0.75%
    116
    Literacy Total
    94.5%
    92
    Literacy Male
    93.0%
    87
    Literacy Female
    96.0%
    58
    Unemployment
    0.8%
    180
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    81.9
    17
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    71.5
    13
    GDP per Capita USD
    $39,200
    31

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    121,420
    885
    4/1/24
    Malta COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Malta causes.

     
     
    Malta COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Malta COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.