WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings
<

World Health Review

Malta
COUNTRY #1
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
MALTA VS LATVIA

Compare Malta and Latvia 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.

Latvia
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
 
Choose Year
Play
Pause
    Latvia Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Latvia LATVIA
      Malta MALTA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    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
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
    		  
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
    		  
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    146.65
    49
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    99.14
    74
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    23.52
    33
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    19.03
    63
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    12.01
    149
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    9.94
    155
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    10.89
    141
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    15.41
    24
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    28.10
    34
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    7.50
    177
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    10.04
    4
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    8.99
    3
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    6.43
    158
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    16.06
    24
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    6.05
    41
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    2.45
    168
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    11.16
    30
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    4.77
    106
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    2.07
    160
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    0.57
    180
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    3.97
    133
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    4.89
    20
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    7.17
    138
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    4.38
    53
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    4.46
    17
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    6.18
    28
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    30.32
    3
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    13.03
    113
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    1.76
    156
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    19.91
    83
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    11.98
    45
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    3.50
    55
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    3.00
    32
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    1.48
    97
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    3.11
    29
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    1.72
    59
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    7.05
    105
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    0.60
    145
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    4.15
    98
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    0.88
    139
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    3.65
    82
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    3.17
    85
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    1.76
    84
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.68
    23
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    8.83
    9
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    5.64
    21
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    0.40
    125
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.01
    144
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.75
    10
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.22
    44
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    5,893
    21.83
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    501
    1.86
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    664
    2.46
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    956
    3.54
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    529
    1.96
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    722
    2.67
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    346
    1.28
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    436
    1.61
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    472
    1.75
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    356
    1.32
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    464
    1.72
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    245
    0.91
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    201
    0.74
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    470
    1.74
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    125
    0.46
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    157
    0.58
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    196
    0.73
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    228
    0.84
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    1,194
    4.42
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    186
    0.69
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    384
    1.42
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    214
    0.79
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    365
    1.35
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    76
    0.28
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    153
    0.57
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    921
    3.41
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    148
    0.55
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    131
    0.49
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    59
    0.22
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    154
    0.57
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    46
    0.17
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    362
    1.34
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    144
    0.53
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    11
    0.04
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    42
    0.16
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    41
    0.15
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    142
    0.53
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    74
    0.27
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    128
    0.47
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    94
    0.35
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    12
    0.04
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    14
    0.05
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    227
    0.84
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    44
    0.16
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    20
    0.07
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    45
    0.17
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    71
    0.26
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    41
    0.15
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    20
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    23.52
    33
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    19.03
    63
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    15.41
    24
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    28.10
    34
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    10.04
    4
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    8.99
    3
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    6.05
    41
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    11.16
    30
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    3.97
    133
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    4.89
    20
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    4.38
    53
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    4.46
    17
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    6.18
    28
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    3.50
    55
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    3.11
    29
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    7.05
    105
    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.