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Portugal
COUNTRY #1
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PORTUGAL VS MALTA

Compare Portugal and Malta 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.

Malta
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
Portugal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Malta MALTA
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Malta MALTA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
    		  
    66.7
    70.5
    68.6
    20
    33
    28
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    		  
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    		  
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    2000
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
    		  
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    		  
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    2019
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
    		  
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Malta MALTA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    Age 5
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    Age 10
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    Age 15
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    Age 35
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    Age 40
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    Age 45
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    Age 60
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    Age 65
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Malta MALTA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.25
    174
    74.77
    141
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    145
    24.12
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    20.43
    52
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.35
    122
    16.33
    130
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.21
    101
    15.51
    129
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    14.22
    32
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    10.72
    130
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    17.33
    89
    9. Lung Disease
    11.66
    160
    10.48
    167
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.79
    142
    14.47
    130
    11. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    4.75
    119
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.45
    155
    6.68
    156
    13. Suicide
    7.22
    111
    5.32
    134
    14. Other Injuries
    6.75
    101
    2.07
    180
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    9.46
    5
    16. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    5.27
    75
    17. Liver Disease
    6.03
    158
    2.67
    177
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.99
    149
    3.44
    166
    19. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    3.63
    147
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.21
    61
    2.64
    126
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    2.86
    87
    22. Hypertension
    4.55
    159
    2.61
    171
    23. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    3.09
    118
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    2.98
    55
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    118
    2.80
    142
    26. Falls
    3.52
    137
    4.53
    114
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    7.38
    12
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    144
    3.80
    110
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    1.33
    181
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    1.97
    112
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    3.63
    33
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.39
    170
    5.04
    113
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.21
    102
    0.70
    120
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.12
    50
    1.95
    52
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    1.50
    118
    36. Epilepsy
    1.63
    90
    0.48
    178
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.51
    156
    3.66
    112
    38. Tuberculosis
    0.83
    132
    0.13
    174
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    160
    0.68
    164
    40. Violence
    0.76
    164
    0.86
    159
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.66
    153
    0.08
    180
    42. Drug Use
    0.64
    147
    1.36
    76
    43. Skin Disease
    0.61
    132
    1.73
    81
    44. Alcohol
    0.60
    138
    0.37
    153
    45. Drownings
    0.60
    166
    0.35
    180
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    145
    0.20
    179
    47. Fires
    0.56
    135
    0.07
    183
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.49
    20
    0.18
    62
    49. Asthma
    0.49
    162
    0.73
    144
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    159
    0.92
    127
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Malta MALTA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,878
    14.14
    876
    27.03
    2. Stroke
    12,339
    13.55
    291
    8.98
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,191
    7.89
    207
    6.39
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,851
    7.52
    213
    6.57
    5. Lung Cancers
    4,406
    4.84
    197
    6.08
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,389
    4.82
    147
    4.54
    7. Lung Disease
    4,286
    4.71
    127
    3.92
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,601
    3.95
    163
    5.03
    9. Kidney Disease
    2,803
    3.08
    79
    2.44
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2,532
    2.78
    50
    1.54
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2,124
    2.33
    53
    1.64
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,997
    2.19
    85
    2.62
    13. Other Injuries
    1,937
    2.13
    16
    0.49
    14. Hypertension
    1,880
    2.06
    33
    1.02
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1,669
    1.83
    90
    2.78
    16. Lymphomas
    1,608
    1.77
    53
    1.64
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,547
    1.70
    19
    0.59
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,270
    1.39
    34
    1.05
    19. Suicide
    1,172
    1.29
    27
    0.83
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,171
    1.29
    33
    1.02
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,139
    1.25
    50
    1.54
    22. Liver Disease
    1,126
    1.24
    23
    0.71
    23. Falls
    1,033
    1.13
    52
    1.60
    24. Leukemia
    1,015
    1.11
    28
    0.86
    25. Oral Cancer
    912
    1.00
    25
    0.77
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    909
    1.00
    22
    0.68
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    838
    0.92
    18
    0.56
    28. Other Neoplasms
    652
    0.72
    22
    0.68
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    623
    0.68
    20
    0.62
    30. Skin Cancers
    523
    0.57
    14
    0.43
    31. Epilepsy
    415
    0.46
    3
    0.09
    32. Uterin Cancer
    406
    0.45
    21
    0.65
    33. Ovary Cancer
    397
    0.44
    34
    1.05
    34. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.36
    4
    0.12
    35. HIV/AIDS
    320
    0.35
    4
    0.12
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    231
    0.25
    1
    0.03
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    229
    0.25
    7
    0.22
    38. Tuberculosis
    213
    0.23
    2
    0.06
    39. Skin Disease
    202
    0.22
    23
    0.71
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    196
    0.22
    17
    0.52
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    169
    0.19
    2
    0.06
    42. Anemia
    151
    0.17
    3
    0.09
    43. Asthma
    146
    0.16
    8
    0.25
    44. Drug Use
    128
    0.14
    7
    0.22
    45. Alcohol
    111
    0.12
    3
    0.09
    46. Fires
    108
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    99
    0.11
    2
    0.06
    48. Violence
    96
    0.11
    4
    0.12
    49. Hepatitis C
    87
    0.10
    1
    0.03
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    82
    0.09
    3
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Malta MALTA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    20.43
    52
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    14.22
    32
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    10.72
    130
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    17.33
    89
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    4.75
    119
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    9.46
    5
    7. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    5.27
    75
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    3.63
    147
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    2.86
    87
    10. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    3.09
    118
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    2.98
    55
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    7.38
    12
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    1.33
    181
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    1.97
    112
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    3.63
    33
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    1.50
    118
    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.