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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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MALTA VS IRELAND

Compare Malta and Ireland 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.

Ireland
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   Ireland IRELAND
      Malta MALTA   Ireland IRELAND
           
    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
    		  
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    		  
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    		  
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    		  
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
    		  
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    		  
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Ireland IRELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Ireland IRELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    53.73
    158
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    19.27
    172
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    24.05
    30
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    19.15
    59
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    13.45
    145
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    32.23
    9
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    4.68
    172
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    13.41
    38
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    14.80
    104
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    20.91
    98
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    6.56
    48
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    6.83
    17
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    6.12
    160
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    8.90
    86
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    6.29
    33
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    3.33
    149
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    4.47
    126
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    3.03
    147
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    5.57
    32
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    1.39
    157
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    3.97
    132
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    2.94
    58
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    2.92
    171
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    3.39
    105
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    2.93
    57
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    2.43
    108
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    3.19
    131
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    4.13
    169
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    3.24
    103
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    1.87
    178
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    2.23
    179
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    5.30
    35
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    2.55
    39
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    0.63
    128
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    3.15
    28
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    3.38
    20
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    3.00
    145
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    0.23
    176
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    0.77
    163
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    0.70
    149
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    0.15
    150
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    0.79
    158
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    1.27
    117
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    1.12
    5
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    1.04
    112
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    1.05
    148
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    0.12
    175
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.01
    168
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.13
    34
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.29
    42
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Ireland IRELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    4,762
    18.40
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    1,770
    6.84
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    1,298
    5.02
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    3,209
    12.40
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    1,916
    7.40
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    414
    1.60
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    1,095
    4.23
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    1,915
    7.40
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    530
    2.05
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    760
    2.94
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    566
    2.19
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    585
    2.26
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    513
    1.98
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    247
    0.95
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    357
    1.38
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    530
    2.05
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    318
    1.23
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    273
    1.05
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    256
    0.99
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    175
    0.68
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    274
    1.06
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    470
    1.82
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    183
    0.71
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    279
    1.08
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    58
    0.22
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    218
    0.84
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    240
    0.93
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    126
    0.49
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    419
    1.62
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    249
    0.96
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    153
    0.59
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    153
    0.59
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    171
    0.66
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    252
    0.97
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    56
    0.22
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    58
    0.22
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    167
    0.65
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    67
    0.26
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    9
    0.03
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    103
    0.40
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    38
    0.15
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    10
    0.04
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    29
    0.11
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    64
    0.25
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    85
    0.33
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    83
    0.32
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    14
    0.05
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    23
    0.09
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    50
    0.19
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    59
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Ireland IRELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    24.05
    30
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    19.15
    59
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    13.41
    38
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    14.80
    104
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    6.56
    48
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    6.83
    17
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    6.29
    33
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    4.47
    126
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    3.97
    132
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    2.94
    58
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    3.39
    105
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    2.93
    57
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    2.43
    108
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    5.30
    35
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    3.15
    28
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    3.00
    145
    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.