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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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MALTA VS BULGARIA

Compare Malta and Bulgaria 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.

Bulgaria
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malta Population Pyramid
426,793
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Bulgaria Population Pyramid
5,385,444
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Malta MALTA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
       
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
  
67.6
71.0
69.2
12
29
20
1970
68.1
72.2
70.1
19
36
26
  
69.1
73.5
71.3
12
25
15
1980
70.8
75.2
72.9
15
28
21
  
68.5
74.0
71.2
35
40
32
1990
73.3
77.8
75.5
15
24
19
  
68.3
75.2
71.6
52
47
46
2000
75.4
79.5
77.5
16
28
24
  
67.8
74.7
71.1
84
71
78
2010
78.1
82.3
80.3
16
25
20
  
69.9
76.9
73.4
89
73
82
2019
79.9
83.8
81.9
18
21
17
  
71.6
78.6
75.1
82
68
75
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.9
83.8
18
21
71.6
78.6
82
68
Age
79.9
83.8
18
21
71.6
78.6
82
68
Age 5
80.7
84.3
16
17
72.2
79.1
89
72
Age 10
80.7
84.3
16
17
72.2
79.1
92
72
Age 15
80.7
84.3
16
17
72.3
79.2
93
72
Age 20
80.8
84.4
16
17
72.5
79.3
96
72
Age 25
80.9
84.4
16
17
72.6
79.3
99
73
Age 30
81.1
84.5
16
19
72.9
79.5
100
74
Age 35
81.2
84.5
16
19
73.1
79.6
101
75
Age 40
81.4
84.7
14
19
73.5
79.8
103
75
Age 45
81.6
84.8
17
19
74.0
80.1
105
78
Age 50
81.9
85.0
18
19
74.8
80.5
108
78
Age 55
82.4
85.4
18
17
75.9
81.1
107
76
Age 60
83.0
85.9
19
18
77.4
82.0
103
74
Age 65
83.9
86.4
19
19
79.3
83.0
97
73
Age 70
85.0
87.1
22
24
81.5
84.1
92
77
Age 75
86.4
88.1
29
26
83.9
85.6
88
84
Age 80
88.2
89.4
34
31
86.5
87.5
104
96
Age 85
90.4
91.3
55
37
89.6
90.1
121
125
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
74.77
141
210.78
26
2. Stroke
24.12
159
116.86
50
3. Lung Cancers
20.43
52
23.63
32
4. Breast Cancer
17.33
89
17.57
86
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.33
130
10.70
157
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.51
129
0.79
182
7. Diabetes Mellitus
14.47
130
8.11
153
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.22
32
16.50
18
9. Prostate Cancer
10.72
130
14.25
109
10. Lung Disease
10.48
167
22.97
89
11. Pancreas Cancer
9.46
5
7.11
42
12. Ovary Cancer
7.38
12
5.80
39
13. Kidney Disease
6.68
156
11.77
137
14. Suicide
5.32
134
6.50
122
15. Lymphomas
5.27
75
3.82
127
16. Congenital Anomalies
5.04
113
3.67
141
17. Stomach Cancer
4.75
119
7.80
66
18. Falls
4.53
114
2.99
149
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.80
110
1.44
169
20. Low Birth Weight
3.66
112
2.58
133
21. Liver Cancer
3.63
147
4.53
114
22. Uterin Cancer
3.63
33
4.59
23
23. Road Traffic Accidents
3.44
166
8.59
129
24. Leukemia
3.09
118
3.61
89
25. Bladder Cancer
2.98
55
3.82
30
26. Oral Cancer
2.86
87
3.32
74
27. Inflammatory/Heart
2.80
142
4.28
100
28. Liver Disease
2.67
177
15.44
106
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.64
126
1.33
168
30. Hypertension
2.61
171
32.82
39
31. Other Injuries
2.07
180
4.55
141
32. Oesophagus Cancer
1.97
112
1.46
129
33. Other Neoplasms
1.95
52
0.66
72
34. Skin Disease
1.73
81
0.39
149
35. Skin Cancers
1.50
118
2.17
72
36. Drug Use
1.36
76
0.87
126
37. Cervical Cancer
1.33
181
6.87
108
38. Birth Trauma
0.92
127
0.87
130
39. Violence
0.86
159
1.00
155
40. Asthma
0.73
144
0.20
182
41. HIV/AIDS
0.70
120
0.31
134
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
164
1.76
125
43. Epilepsy
0.48
178
1.03
133
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.37
45
0.50
35
45. Alcohol
0.37
153
0.43
148
46. Drownings
0.35
180
1.55
128
47. Meningitis
0.30
139
0.32
135
48. War
0.26
35
0.03
86
49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.24
25
0.03
59
50. Anemia
0.21
45
0.15
49
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Malta MALTA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
876
27.03
36,513
38.86
2. Stroke
291
8.98
21,347
22.72
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
213
6.57
1,396
1.49
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
207
6.39
147
0.16
5. Lung Cancers
197
6.08
3,288
3.50
6. Diabetes Mellitus
163
5.03
1,344
1.43
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
147
4.54
2,591
2.76
8. Lung Disease
127
3.92
3,993
4.25
9. Pancreas Cancer
90
2.78
1,063
1.13
10. Breast Cancer
85
2.62
1,358
1.45
11. Kidney Disease
79
2.44
1,855
1.97
12. Prostate Cancer
53
1.64
1,016
1.08
13. Lymphomas
53
1.64
499
0.53
14. Falls
52
1.60
381
0.41
15. Stomach Cancer
50
1.54
1,175
1.25
16. Parkinson's Disease
50
1.54
284
0.30
17. Liver Cancer
34
1.05
664
0.71
18. Ovary Cancer
34
1.05
420
0.45
19. Bladder Cancer
33
1.02
637
0.68
20. Hypertension
33
1.02
5,916
6.30
21. Leukemia
28
0.86
460
0.49
22. Suicide
27
0.83
681
0.72
23. Oral Cancer
25
0.77
408
0.43
24. Liver Disease
23
0.71
1,804
1.92
25. Skin Disease
23
0.71
53
0.06
26. Other Neoplasms
22
0.68
93
0.10
27. Inflammatory/Heart
22
0.68
409
0.44
28. Uterin Cancer
21
0.65
369
0.39
29. Oesophagus Cancer
20
0.62
195
0.21
30. Endocrine Disorders
19
0.59
146
0.16
31. Road Traffic Accidents
18
0.56
647
0.69
32. Congenital Anomalies
17
0.52
160
0.17
33. Other Injuries
16
0.49
437
0.47
34. Skin Cancers
14
0.43
328
0.35
35. Low Birth Weight
11
0.34
116
0.12
36. Asthma
8
0.25
28
0.03
37. Drug Use
7
0.22
76
0.08
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7
0.22
276
0.29
39. HIV/AIDS
4
0.12
20
0.02
40. Cervical Cancer
4
0.12
422
0.45
41. Violence
4
0.12
84
0.09
42. Birth Trauma
3
0.09
40
0.04
43. Anemia
3
0.09
25
0.03
44. Alcohol
3
0.09
44
0.05
45. Epilepsy
3
0.09
93
0.10
46. Multiple Sclerosis
3
0.09
52
0.06
47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
3
0.09
6
0.01
48. Tuberculosis
2
0.06
104
0.11
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2
0.06
56
0.06
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
2
0.06
5
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.43
52
23.63
32
2. Breast Cancer
17.33
89
17.57
86
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.22
32
16.50
18
4. Prostate Cancer
10.72
130
14.25
109
5. Pancreas Cancer
9.46
5
7.11
42
6. Ovary Cancer
7.38
12
5.80
39
7. Lymphomas
5.27
75
3.82
127
8. Stomach Cancer
4.75
119
7.80
66
9. Liver Cancer
3.63
147
4.53
114
10. Uterin Cancer
3.63
33
4.59
23
11. Leukemia
3.09
118
3.61
89
12. Bladder Cancer
2.98
55
3.82
30
13. Oral Cancer
2.86
87
3.32
74
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.97
112
1.46
129
15. Skin Cancers
1.50
118
2.17
72
16. Cervical Cancer
1.33
181
6.87
108
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.