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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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MALTA VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Malta and South 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.

South 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   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Malta MALTA   South Korea SOUTH 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
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    27.78
    183
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    25.48
    155
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    20.90
    49
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    6.59
    180
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    25.21
    100
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    11.04
    154
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    6.84
    160
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    10.56
    68
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    6.10
    155
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    8.14
    175
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    7.34
    34
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    2.84
    149
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    9.92
    142
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    21.16
    12
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    3.72
    131
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    1.82
    181
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    9.13
    50
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    3.34
    142
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    3.78
    114
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    1.62
    152
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    12.57
    21
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    0.89
    165
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    5.76
    150
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.65
    138
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.74
    111
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    1.60
    154
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    1.55
    172
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    7.50
    148
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    2.11
    148
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    3.45
    163
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    3.88
    154
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    1.84
    115
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    1.89
    55
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    0.67
    126
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    0.60
    157
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    0.20
    181
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    2.29
    160
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    0.39
    164
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    0.68
    170
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    1.08
    129
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    0.11
    155
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    0.54
    171
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    0.72
    166
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.01
    178
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    1.34
    97
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    0.71
    161
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    0.07
    181
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.01
    177
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.05
    57
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.30
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    25,596
    10.21
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    26,650
    10.63
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    12,145
    4.85
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    20,293
    8.10
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    6,812
    2.72
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    10,180
    4.06
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    8,526
    3.40
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    6,994
    2.79
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    2,880
    1.15
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    10,107
    4.03
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    2,316
    0.92
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    3,477
    1.39
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    2,934
    1.17
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    8,625
    3.44
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    3,951
    1.58
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    11,589
    4.62
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    1,330
    0.53
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    1,768
    0.71
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    3,711
    1.48
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    2,140
    0.85
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    14,636
    5.84
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    1,457
    0.58
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    6,348
    2.53
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    704
    0.28
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    1,807
    0.72
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    1,325
    0.53
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    420
    0.17
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    1,733
    0.69
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    1,891
    0.75
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    4,399
    1.76
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    518
    0.21
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    3,634
    1.45
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    585
    0.23
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    370
    0.15
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    1,150
    0.46
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    154
    0.06
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    540
    0.22
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    84
    0.03
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    1,065
    0.42
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    386
    0.15
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    88
    0.04
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    329
    0.13
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    1,081
    0.43
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    524
    0.21
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    11
    0.00
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    49
    0.02
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    1,950
    0.78
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    224
    0.09
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    150
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    20.90
    49
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    6.59
    180
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    10.56
    68
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    6.10
    155
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    7.34
    34
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    2.84
    149
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    3.72
    131
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    9.13
    50
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    12.57
    21
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    0.89
    165
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.65
    138
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    1.74
    111
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    1.60
    154
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    1.84
    115
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    0.60
    157
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    2.29
    160
    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.