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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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 VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Malta and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malta Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Malta MALTA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    70.5
    68.6
    20
    33
    28
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    149.10
    25
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    6.90
    122
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    20.24
    48
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    49.80
    62
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    22.34
    26
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    40.94
    58
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    4.09
    169
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    4.49
    167
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    37.01
    32
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    1.54
    153
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    4.07
    106
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    46.10
    15
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    5.96
    129
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    4.32
    108
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    6.42
    70
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    10.39
    42
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    5.13
    99
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    5.98
    24
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    12.07
    17
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    4.22
    119
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    3.66
    32
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    19.81
    76
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    1.95
    154
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.95
    98
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    8.18
    9
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    3.32
    130
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    27.20
    67
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    4.30
    80
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    65.86
    4
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    13.02
    36
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    8.78
    13
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    0.20
    166
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    0.77
    121
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    1.03
    138
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    1.36
    77
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    5.73
    117
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    10.16
    24
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    9.87
    52
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    24.23
    13
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    1.72
    110
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    10.64
    9
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    2.70
    37
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.42
    41
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    0.68
    133
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    2.78
    78
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    5.20
    48
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    121.55
    1
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.00
    64
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.00
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    14,649
    6.32
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    1,765
    0.76
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    1,076
    0.46
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    5,750
    2.48
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    741
    0.32
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    4,650
    2.01
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    229
    0.10
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    1,822
    0.79
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    6,590
    2.85
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    258
    0.11
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    946
    0.41
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    905
    0.39
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    1,501
    0.65
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    628
    0.27
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    657
    0.28
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    369
    0.16
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    272
    0.12
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    7,995
    3.45
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    610
    0.26
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    1,573
    0.68
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    1,467
    0.63
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    4,600
    1.99
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    94
    0.04
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    29
    0.01
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    527
    0.23
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    289
    0.12
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    1,314
    0.57
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    1,364
    0.59
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    6,033
    2.60
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    5,001
    2.16
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    3,241
    1.40
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    145
    0.06
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    12,631
    5.45
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    3,403
    1.47
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    328
    0.14
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    1,505
    0.65
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    464
    0.20
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    541
    0.23
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    3,217
    1.39
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    10,723
    4.63
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    150
    0.06
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    993
    0.43
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    84
    0.04
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    9,839
    4.25
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    1,041
    0.45
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    25
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    20.24
    48
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    4.09
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    4.49
    167
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    1.54
    153
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    4.07
    106
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    4.32
    108
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    10.39
    42
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    4.22
    119
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    3.66
    32
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    1.95
    154
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.95
    98
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    8.18
    9
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    8.78
    13
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    1.03
    138
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    5.73
    117
    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.