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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malta and Laos 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.

Laos
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   Laos LAOS
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
           
    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
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    152.50
    21
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    21.02
    48
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    17.83
    80
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    59.07
    61
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    16.42
    119
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    36.38
    71
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    10.17
    74
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    3.01
    174
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    46.19
    20
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    1.38
    157
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    4.05
    108
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    38.60
    25
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    5.98
    128
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    4.47
    102
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    5.84
    92
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    11.97
    22
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    9.16
    28
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    4.40
    75
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    8.47
    50
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    25.37
    4
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    1.27
    151
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    19.78
    77
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    5.00
    19
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.36
    137
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    7.55
    14
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    4.66
    93
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    24.75
    75
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    3.39
    92
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    24.41
    59
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    7.53
    92
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    4.43
    41
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    0.29
    143
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    2.37
    45
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    1.43
    123
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    0.53
    157
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    7.80
    96
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    8.00
    40
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    6.67
    74
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    19.60
    22
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    4.45
    78
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    16.83
    4
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    0.86
    144
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.12
    138
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    1.13
    107
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    7.51
    9
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    1.88
    64
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.04
    75
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.00
    122
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.00
    122
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    5,769
    14.33
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    2,820
    7.01
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    458
    1.14
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    919
    2.28
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    1,466
    3.64
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    422
    1.05
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    1,626
    4.04
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    61
    0.15
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    437
    1.09
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    1,646
    4.09
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    37
    0.09
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    211
    0.52
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    440
    1.09
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    530
    1.32
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    139
    0.35
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    1,104
    2.74
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    101
    0.25
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    49
    0.12
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    890
    2.21
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    290
    0.72
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    390
    0.97
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    349
    0.87
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    1,171
    2.91
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    89
    0.22
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    12
    0.03
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    206
    0.51
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    29
    0.07
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    214
    0.53
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    186
    0.46
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    1,281
    3.18
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    647
    1.61
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    519
    1.29
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    59
    0.15
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    1,156
    2.87
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    840
    2.09
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    33
    0.08
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    651
    1.62
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    313
    0.78
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    187
    0.46
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    475
    1.18
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    1,116
    2.77
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    61
    0.15
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    58
    0.14
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    6
    0.01
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    1,949
    4.84
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    207
    0.51
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    7
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    21.02
    48
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    17.83
    80
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    10.17
    74
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    3.01
    174
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    1.38
    157
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    4.05
    108
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    4.47
    102
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    11.97
    22
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    25.37
    4
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    1.27
    151
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    5.00
    19
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.36
    137
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    7.55
    14
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    4.43
    41
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    1.43
    123
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    7.80
    96
    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.