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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malta and Moldova 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.

Moldova
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malta Population Pyramid
426,793
Moldova Population Pyramid
3,360,176
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Moldova MOLDOVA
  Malta MALTA   Moldova MOLDOVA
       
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
 
58.2
65.9
62.0
62
48
55
1970
68.1
72.2
70.1
19
36
26
 
61.4
68.3
64.7
64
55
63
1980
70.8
75.2
72.9
15
28
21
 
61.6
68.4
64.9
82
79
83
1990
73.3
77.8
75.5
15
24
19
 
63.9
70.8
67.3
96
86
92
2000
75.4
79.5
77.5
16
28
24
 
63.2
71.0
67.1
113
104
108
2010
78.1
82.3
80.3
16
25
20
 
64.7
73.0
68.8
119
106
111
2019
79.9
83.8
81.9
18
21
17
 
69.3
77.1
73.3
110
89
95
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Moldova MOLDOVA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.9
83.8
18
21
69.3
77.1
110
89
Age
79.9
83.8
18
21
69.3
77.1
110
89
Age 5
80.7
84.3
16
17
70.4
78.2
118
89
Age 10
80.7
84.3
16
17
70.5
78.2
119
89
Age 15
80.7
84.3
16
17
70.6
78.3
120
89
Age 20
80.8
84.4
16
17
70.8
78.4
120
91
Age 25
80.9
84.4
16
17
71.0
78.5
123
91
Age 30
81.1
84.5
16
19
71.2
78.5
127
91
Age 35
81.2
84.5
16
19
71.6
78.7
130
92
Age 40
81.4
84.7
14
19
72.0
78.9
131
92
Age 45
81.6
84.8
17
19
72.8
79.2
130
92
Age 50
81.9
85.0
18
19
73.8
79.6
129
93
Age 55
82.4
85.4
18
17
75.0
80.2
131
94
Age 60
83.0
85.9
19
18
76.6
80.9
128
95
Age 65
83.9
86.4
19
19
78.7
81.9
115
99
Age 70
85.0
87.1
22
24
81.8
83.5
83
93
Age 75
86.4
88.1
29
26
83.8
85.1
90
95
Age 80
88.2
89.4
34
31
87.3
87.7
66
89
Age 85
90.4
91.3
55
37
91.5
91.0
8
53
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Moldova MOLDOVA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
74.77
141
245.76
18
2. Stroke
24.12
159
100.83
71
3. Lung Cancers
20.43
52
18.69
61
4. Breast Cancer
17.33
89
17.42
88
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.33
130
21.42
110
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.51
129
2.92
174
7. Diabetes Mellitus
14.47
130
6.88
158
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.22
32
17.43
10
9. Prostate Cancer
10.72
130
13.36
116
10. Lung Disease
10.48
167
12.92
154
11. Pancreas Cancer
9.46
5
7.24
39
12. Ovary Cancer
7.38
12
3.79
118
13. Kidney Disease
6.68
156
5.43
163
14. Suicide
5.32
134
12.17
50
15. Lymphomas
5.27
75
4.14
114
16. Congenital Anomalies
5.04
113
6.58
64
17. Stomach Cancer
4.75
119
8.84
53
18. Falls
4.53
114
2.72
158
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.80
110
0.11
183
20. Low Birth Weight
3.66
112
2.98
124
21. Liver Cancer
3.63
147
8.77
42
22. Uterin Cancer
3.63
33
3.04
54
23. Road Traffic Accidents
3.44
166
6.60
141
24. Leukemia
3.09
118
2.60
140
25. Bladder Cancer
2.98
55
3.05
52
26. Oral Cancer
2.86
87
6.32
26
27. Inflammatory/Heart
2.80
142
8.61
39
28. Liver Disease
2.67
177
50.57
10
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.64
126
0.85
178
30. Hypertension
2.61
171
39.16
26
31. Other Injuries
2.07
180
14.89
26
32. Oesophagus Cancer
1.97
112
1.74
117
33. Other Neoplasms
1.95
52
1.18
58
34. Skin Disease
1.73
81
0.80
119
35. Skin Cancers
1.50
118
2.10
77
36. Drug Use
1.36
76
1.13
101
37. Cervical Cancer
1.33
181
7.09
103
38. Birth Trauma
0.92
127
1.22
112
39. Violence
0.86
159
3.50
106
40. Asthma
0.73
144
0.44
168
41. HIV/AIDS
0.70
120
3.90
79
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
164
3.89
71
43. Epilepsy
0.48
178
1.01
135
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.37
45
0.18
100
45. Alcohol
0.37
153
4.34
23
46. Drownings
0.35
180
4.16
42
47. Meningitis
0.30
139
0.42
122
48. War
0.26
35
0.01
110
49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.24
25
0.21
27
50. Anemia
0.21
45
0.01
63
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Malta MALTA   Moldova MOLDOVA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
876
27.03
14,292
37.00
2. Stroke
291
8.98
5,878
15.22
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
213
6.57
1,042
2.70
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
207
6.39
163
0.42
5. Lung Cancers
197
6.08
1,131
2.93
6. Diabetes Mellitus
163
5.03
407
1.05
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
147
4.54
1,030
2.67
8. Lung Disease
127
3.92
752
1.95
9. Pancreas Cancer
90
2.78
427
1.11
10. Breast Cancer
85
2.62
592
1.53
11. Kidney Disease
79
2.44
307
0.79
12. Prostate Cancer
53
1.64
295
0.76
13. Lymphomas
53
1.64
230
0.60
14. Falls
52
1.60
149
0.39
15. Stomach Cancer
50
1.54
518
1.34
16. Parkinson's Disease
50
1.54
6
0.02
17. Liver Cancer
34
1.05
514
1.33
18. Ovary Cancer
34
1.05
123
0.32
19. Bladder Cancer
33
1.02
181
0.47
20. Hypertension
33
1.02
2,287
5.92
21. Leukemia
28
0.86
140
0.36
22. Suicide
27
0.83
593
1.54
23. Oral Cancer
25
0.77
375
0.97
24. Liver Disease
23
0.71
2,869
7.43
25. Skin Disease
23
0.71
45
0.12
26. Other Neoplasms
22
0.68
65
0.17
27. Inflammatory/Heart
22
0.68
476
1.23
28. Uterin Cancer
21
0.65
108
0.28
29. Oesophagus Cancer
20
0.62
105
0.27
30. Endocrine Disorders
19
0.59
40
0.10
31. Road Traffic Accidents
18
0.56
293
0.76
32. Congenital Anomalies
17
0.52
190
0.49
33. Other Injuries
16
0.49
772
2.00
34. Skin Cancers
14
0.43
121
0.31
35. Low Birth Weight
11
0.34
90
0.23
36. Asthma
8
0.25
26
0.07
37. Drug Use
7
0.22
59
0.15
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7
0.22
219
0.57
39. HIV/AIDS
4
0.12
189
0.49
40. Cervical Cancer
4
0.12
212
0.55
41. Violence
4
0.12
167
0.43
42. Birth Trauma
3
0.09
37
0.10
43. Anemia
3
0.09
1
0.00
44. Alcohol
3
0.09
233
0.60
45. Epilepsy
3
0.09
46
0.12
46. Multiple Sclerosis
3
0.09
9
0.02
47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
3
0.09
12
0.03
48. Tuberculosis
2
0.06
197
0.51
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2
0.06
68
0.18
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
2
0.06
5
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Moldova MOLDOVA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.43
52
18.69
61
2. Breast Cancer
17.33
89
17.42
88
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.22
32
17.43
10
4. Prostate Cancer
10.72
130
13.36
116
5. Pancreas Cancer
9.46
5
7.24
39
6. Ovary Cancer
7.38
12
3.79
118
7. Lymphomas
5.27
75
4.14
114
8. Stomach Cancer
4.75
119
8.84
53
9. Liver Cancer
3.63
147
8.77
42
10. Uterin Cancer
3.63
33
3.04
54
11. Leukemia
3.09
118
2.60
140
12. Bladder Cancer
2.98
55
3.05
52
13. Oral Cancer
2.86
87
6.32
26
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.97
112
1.74
117
15. Skin Cancers
1.50
118
2.10
77
16. Cervical Cancer
1.33
181
7.09
103
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.