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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malta and Gambia 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.

Gambia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malta Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Malta MALTA   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    142.59
    53
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    108.94
    59
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    3.62
    150
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    4.44
    182
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    113.77
    18
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    19.89
    49
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    37.65
    66
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    1.05
    183
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    6.08
    156
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    29.40
    54
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    0.54
    179
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    0.44
    183
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    32.04
    48
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    9.64
    77
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    0.74
    181
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    6.72
    59
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    1.43
    178
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    9.85
    22
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    6.31
    18
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    9.17
    43
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    30.83
    3
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    0.23
    180
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    51.34
    8
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    0.09
    183
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    0.44
    181
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    0.01
    181
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    6.44
    58
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    33.48
    48
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    11.17
    16
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    22.89
    68
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    11.81
    46
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    0.48
    177
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    0.42
    95
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    2.12
    59
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    0.01
    177
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    2.38
    34
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    25.76
    23
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    10.44
    21
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    11.94
    43
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    15.88
    35
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    70.82
    17
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    6.56
    37
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    2.78
    36
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.24
    63
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    1.23
    103
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    2.58
    84
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    13.27
    23
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.01
    119
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.00
    102
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.00
    103
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    802
    6.24
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    1,340
    10.42
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    89
    0.69
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    34
    0.26
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    290
    2.25
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    11
    0.09
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    206
    1.60
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    6
    0.05
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    26
    0.20
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    266
    2.07
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    21
    0.16
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    12
    0.09
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    83
    0.65
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    14
    0.11
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    34
    0.26
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    377
    2.93
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    2
    0.02
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    4
    0.03
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    172
    1.34
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    2
    0.02
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    113
    0.88
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    0
    0.00
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    323
    2.51
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    19
    0.15
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    3
    0.02
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    59
    0.46
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    1
    0.01
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    5
    0.04
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    230
    1.79
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    695
    5.40
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    383
    2.98
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    194
    1.51
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    0
    0.00
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    662
    5.15
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    134
    1.04
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    28
    0.22
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    56
    0.44
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    1,125
    8.75
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    145
    1.13
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    195
    1.52
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    754
    5.86
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    12
    0.09
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    43
    0.33
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    3
    0.02
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    445
    3.46
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    24
    0.19
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    2
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    3.62
    150
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    4.44
    182
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    1.05
    183
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    6.08
    156
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    0.54
    179
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    0.44
    183
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    0.74
    181
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    1.43
    178
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    30.83
    3
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    0.23
    180
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    0.09
    183
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    0.44
    181
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    0.01
    181
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    0.48
    177
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    0.01
    177
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    25.76
    23
    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.