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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare Malta and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Malta MALTA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    37.70
    4
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    7.80
    177
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    22.75
    104
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    16.26
    122
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    11.82
    137
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    10.37
    70
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    2.38
    178
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    87.71
    5
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    4.85
    68
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    2.96
    147
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    12.98
    129
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    8.20
    95
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    1.84
    175
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    3.79
    139
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    11.99
    21
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    6.34
    79
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    3.78
    113
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    4.39
    98
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    16.66
    12
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    0.78
    168
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    22.21
    64
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    3.44
    99
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.61
    120
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    1.62
    152
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    2.40
    153
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    14.33
    111
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    1.60
    160
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    18.24
    92
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    5.48
    125
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    3.80
    49
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    0.14
    180
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    0.58
    138
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    0.55
    160
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    1.24
    89
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    4.11
    136
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    2.66
    86
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    3.97
    101
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    4.81
    90
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    2.53
    100
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    5.64
    51
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    0.98
    137
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.13
    135
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    1.00
    116
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    4.46
    35
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    0.81
    89
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.06
    64
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.00
    90
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.00
    91
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    6,231
    2.91
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    4,340
    2.03
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    11,893
    5.55
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    3,671
    1.71
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    26,178
    12.22
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    1,525
    0.71
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    1,366
    0.64
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    3,959
    1.85
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    219
    0.10
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    560
    0.26
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    1,801
    0.84
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    3,771
    1.76
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    1,155
    0.54
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    5,326
    2.49
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    532
    0.25
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    500
    0.23
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    5,368
    2.51
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    965
    0.45
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    2,407
    1.12
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    513
    0.24
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    4,506
    2.10
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    158
    0.07
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    44
    0.02
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    684
    0.32
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    138
    0.06
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    1,222
    0.57
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    452
    0.21
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    6,210
    2.90
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    991
    0.46
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    1,531
    0.71
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    168
    0.08
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    1,208
    0.56
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    1,439
    0.67
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    356
    0.17
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    1,712
    0.80
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    753
    0.35
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    704
    0.33
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    1,082
    0.50
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    736
    0.34
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    304
    0.14
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    266
    0.12
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    40
    0.02
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    17,417
    8.13
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    2,093
    0.98
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    198
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    2.38
    178
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    4.85
    68
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    2.96
    147
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    1.84
    175
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    11.99
    21
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    16.66
    12
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    0.78
    168
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    3.44
    99
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.61
    120
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    1.62
    152
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    3.80
    49
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    0.55
    160
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    4.11
    136
    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.