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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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MALTA VS GHANA

Compare Malta and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Malta MALTA   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    124.02
    35
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    1.71
    177
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    19.09
    60
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    99.08
    26
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    17.79
    85
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    44.68
    47
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    6.86
    121
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    24.21
    50
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    26.48
    69
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    2.52
    128
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    8.00
    7
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    30.38
    56
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    10.54
    64
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    5.70
    55
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    7.03
    51
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    6.41
    86
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    8.85
    34
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    4.48
    70
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    9.43
    38
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    17.60
    10
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    2.86
    68
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    31.33
    46
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    1.38
    163
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.91
    102
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    2.86
    86
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    11.13
    23
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    36.74
    35
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    6.88
    37
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    17.73
    94
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    10.75
    58
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    2.61
    87
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    0.41
    98
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    1.87
    77
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    1.57
    114
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    3.31
    22
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    24.53
    27
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    8.81
    36
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    6.73
    72
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    13.95
    42
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    51.92
    22
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    2.19
    103
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    1.45
    103
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.59
    30
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    1.37
    94
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    2.38
    93
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    13.70
    21
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.10
    51
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.00
    104
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.00
    105
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    16,262
    9.29
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    1,294
    0.74
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    237
    0.14
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    5,929
    3.39
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    803
    0.46
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    3,120
    1.78
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    334
    0.19
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    1,937
    1.11
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    4,161
    2.38
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    1,031
    0.59
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    875
    0.50
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    1,168
    0.67
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    870
    0.50
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    387
    0.22
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    2,851
    1.63
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    698
    0.40
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    245
    0.14
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    2,231
    1.28
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    340
    0.19
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    1,993
    1.14
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    483
    0.28
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    6,053
    3.46
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    264
    0.15
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    48
    0.03
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    1,615
    0.92
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    219
    0.13
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    285
    0.16
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    1,965
    1.12
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    7,808
    4.46
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    3,935
    2.25
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    2,433
    1.39
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    214
    0.12
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    6,662
    3.81
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    1,979
    1.13
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    630
    0.36
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    321
    0.18
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    13,565
    7.75
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    2,161
    1.24
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    1,857
    1.06
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    6,194
    3.54
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    244
    0.14
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    329
    0.19
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    113
    0.06
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    10,214
    5.84
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    256
    0.15
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    16
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    19.09
    60
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    6.86
    121
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    24.21
    50
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    2.52
    128
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    8.00
    7
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    5.70
    55
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    6.41
    86
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    17.60
    10
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    2.86
    68
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    1.38
    163
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.91
    102
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    2.86
    86
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    2.61
    87
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    1.57
    114
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    24.53
    27
    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.