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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malta and Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      Malta MALTA   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
     
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
     
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
     
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
     
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
     
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
     
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
     
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    189.77
    33
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    118.02
    45
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    21.56
    44
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    26.40
    20
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    39.32
    68
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    19.13
    68
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    82.64
    13
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    8.66
    93
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    24.32
    48
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    47.54
    19
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    2.68
    124
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    14.84
    1
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    39.81
    23
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    14.60
    30
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    3.94
    122
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    5.11
    112
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    12.23
    20
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    6.17
    83
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    6.72
    14
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    3.59
    116
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    4.91
    99
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    7.58
    4
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    15.42
    93
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.10
    150
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    3.56
    38
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    3.32
    75
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    5.15
    83
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    18.98
    94
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    4.28
    81
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    23.76
    63
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    8.08
    85
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    0.72
    172
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    0.52
    86
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    2.65
    34
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    1.24
    130
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    0.42
    168
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    7.89
    94
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    1.25
    111
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    3.39
    108
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    17.01
    29
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    0.00
    177
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    6.92
    34
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    1.39
    109
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.12
    143
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    1.39
    90
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    7.42
    11
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    1.21
    73
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.01
    124
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.00
    151
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.00
    151
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    241
    21.56
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    148
    13.24
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    53
    4.74
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    19
    1.70
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    26
    2.33
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    108
    9.66
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    12
    1.07
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    57
    5.10
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    4
    0.36
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    19
    1.70
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    52
    4.65
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    11
    0.98
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    6
    0.54
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    8
    0.72
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    16
    1.43
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    7
    0.63
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    7
    0.63
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    10
    0.89
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    5
    0.45
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    30
    2.68
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    3
    0.27
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    25
    2.24
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    4
    0.36
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    27
    2.42
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    3
    0.27
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    1
    0.09
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    7
    0.63
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    5
    0.45
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    1
    0.09
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    6
    0.54
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    26
    2.33
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    18
    1.61
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    13
    1.16
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    2
    0.18
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    16
    1.43
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    21
    1.88
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    1
    0.09
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    9
    0.81
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    6
    0.54
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    6
    0.54
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    5
    0.45
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    2
    0.18
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    2
    0.18
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    2
    0.18
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    11
    0.98
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    21.56
    44
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    26.40
    20
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    8.66
    93
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    24.32
    48
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    2.68
    124
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    14.84
    1
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    3.94
    122
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    12.23
    20
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    4.91
    99
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    7.58
    4
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.10
    150
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    3.56
    38
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    3.32
    75
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    0.72
    172
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    1.24
    130
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    7.89
    94
    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.