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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta
MALTA		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
66.7
70.5
68.6
20
33
28
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
68.1
72.2
70.1
19
36
26
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
70.8
75.2
72.9
15
28
21
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
73.3
77.8
75.5
15
24
19
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
76.2
80.3
78.2
9
21
13
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
77.3
82.0
79.6
17
25
19
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  Malta
MALTA		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
77.3
82.0
17
25
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
79.6
83.7
20
27
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
79.6
83.8
20
27
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
79.7
83.8
20
27
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
79.8
83.8
20
28
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
80.0
83.9
20
27
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
80.1
83.9
21
28
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
80.3
84.0
21
29
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
80.5
84.1
22
29
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
80.8
84.2
22
29
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
81.1
84.5
24
30
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
81.6
84.8
27
35
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
82.2
85.3
32
37
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
83.1
85.9
38
38
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
84.5
86.8
38
41
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
86.1
88.0
46
43
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
88.5
89.6
48
55
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
91.4
92.0
50
61
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
94.8
95.1
56
63
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.7
98.8
58
66
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
103.0
103.0
58
77
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta
MALTA		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Coronary Heart Disease
96.25
117
  
68.80
155
2 Stroke
43.48
152
  
36.89
160
3 Breast Cancer
22.82
24
  
23.62
20
4 Lung Cancers
18.87
70
  
30.98
18
5 Influenza & Pneumonia
17.80
143
  
23.69
125
6 Diabetes Mellitus
17.72
132
  
5.04
185
7 Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.93
24
  
15.49
33
8 Alzheimers/Dementia
13.02
22
  
17.08
14
9 Lung Disease
11.75
146
  
21.47
98
10 Pancreas Cancer
8.31
21
  
6.81
39
11 Falls
7.18
27
  
3.51
109
12 Congenital Anomalies
6.05
101
  
3.68
164
13 Stomach Cancer
5.88
110
  
4.81
130
14 Lymphomas
5.75
76
  
7.35
36
15 Kidney Disease
5.66
160
  
3.23
185
16 Parkinson Disease
5.46
3
  
3.48
8
17 Skin Disease
5.08
32
  
1.50
104
18 Bladder Cancer
4.66
19
  
4.27
28
19 Prostate Cancer
4.24
138
  
8.21
58
20 Leukemia
4.24
69
  
4.39
63
21 Suicide
4.23
151
  
6.90
101
22 Liver Disease
4.13
171
  
9.48
96
23 Ovary Cancer
4.00
19
  
3.96
20
24 Other Injuries
3.84
182
  
5.54
170
25 Hypertension
3.65
184
  
3.67
183
26 Low Birth Weight
3.13
148
  
3.39
144
27 Road Traffic Accidents
3.13
191
  
4.77
180
28 Oral Cancer
3.00
91
  
2.39
113
29 Inflammatory/Heart
3.00
151
  
2.97
152
30 Uterin Cancer
2.89
15
  
1.53
64
31 Liver Cancer
2.71
169
  
3.07
164
32 Other Neoplasms
2.53
109
  
2.95
92
33 Oesophagus Cancer
2.52
99
  
7.62
30
34 Poisonings
2.30
102
  
2.81
89
35 Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.03
138
  
2.54
123
36 Endocrine Disorders
1.99
164
  
3.13
147
37 Skin Cancers
1.49
78
  
2.74
32
38 Asthma
1.09
154
  
1.09
153
39 Cervical Cancer
1.05
174
  
1.38
161
40 Drownings
0.93
163
  
0.35
187
41 Violence
0.64
181
  
1.14
160
42 Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.59
163
  
0.90
140
43 Anaemia
0.52
142
  
0.15
171
44 Birth Trauma
0.42
181
  
0.64
166
45 Multiple Sclerosis
0.41
44
  
1.33
4
46 Hepatitis C
0.38
80
  
0.23
107
47 HIV/AIDS
0.38
140
  
0.40
137
48 Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.38
107
  
0.67
68
49 Alcohol
0.36
152
  
1.10
76
50 Epilepsy
0.35
186
  
1.57
104
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Malta
MALTA		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 Coronary Heart Disease
726
27.45
  
92,299
19.77
2 Stroke
339
12.82
  
55,919
11.98
3 Influenza & Pneumonia
143
5.41
  
37,348
8.00
4 Diabetes Mellitus
131
4.95
  
6,682
1.43
5 Lung Cancers
127
4.80
  
35,845
7.68
6 Colon-Rectum Cancers
119
4.50
  
18,951
4.06
7 Alzheimers/Dementia
106
4.01
  
29,116
6.24
8 Lung Disease
88
3.33
  
29,069
6.23
9 Breast Cancer
81
3.06
  
14,343
3.07
10 Pancreas Cancer
59
2.23
  
7,954
1.70
11 Falls
53
2.00
  
4,450
0.95
12 Parkinson Disease
44
1.66
  
5,348
1.15
13 Stomach Cancer
42
1.59
  
6,006
1.29
14 Kidney Disease
41
1.55
  
4,804
1.03
15 Skin Disease
41
1.55
  
2,188
0.47
16 Lymphomas
39
1.47
  
8,744
1.87
17 Bladder Cancer
36
1.36
  
5,842
1.25
18 Prostate Cancer
32
1.21
  
11,508
2.46
19 Hypertension
29
1.10
  
5,191
1.11
20 Ovary Cancer
27
1.02
  
4,366
0.94
21 Leukemia
26
0.98
  
5,077
1.09
22 Liver Disease
25
0.95
  
7,767
1.66
23 Uterin Cancer
20
0.76
  
1,852
0.40
24 Other Injuries
20
0.76
  
6,029
1.29
25 Suicide
20
0.76
  
4,660
1.00
26 Oral Cancer
19
0.72
  
2,428
0.52
27 Inflammatory/Heart
18
0.68
  
3,014
0.65
28 Other Neoplasms
18
0.68
  
3,829
0.82
29 Liver Cancer
18
0.68
  
3,470
0.74
30 Oesophagus Cancer
17
0.64
  
8,762
1.88
31 Peptic Ulcer Disease
16
0.60
  
3,294
0.71
32 Congenital Anomalies
16
0.60
  
1,950
0.42
33 Road Traffic Accidents
14
0.53
  
3,073
0.66
34 Endocrine Disorders
11
0.42
  
3,056
0.65
35 Skin Cancers
10
0.38
  
2,947
0.63
36 Poisonings
9
0.34
  
1,805
0.39
37 Low Birth Weight
7
0.26
  
1,386
0.30
38 Asthma
7
0.26
  
1,260
0.27
39 Cervical Cancer
6
0.23
  
1,322
0.28
40 Anaemia
4
0.15
  
260
0.06
41 Rheumatic Heart Disease
4
0.15
  
1,204
0.26
42 Drownings
4
0.15
  
233
0.05
43 Violence
3
0.11
  
703
0.15
44 Rheumatoid Arthritis
3
0.11
  
905
0.19
45 Hepatitis C
3
0.11
  
189
0.04
46 Fires
2
0.08
  
380
0.08
47 Osteoarthritis
2
0.08
  
322
0.07
48 Multiple Sclerosis
2
0.08
  
1,206
0.26
49 Alcohol
2
0.08
  
862
0.18
50 Epilepsy
2
0.08
  
1,201
0.26
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta
MALTA		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Breast Cancer
22.82
24
  
23.62
20
2 Lung Cancers
18.87
70
  
30.98
18
3 Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.93
24
  
15.49
33
4 Pancreas Cancer
8.31
21
  
6.81
39
5 Stomach Cancer
5.88
110
  
4.81
130
6 Lymphomas
5.75
76
  
7.35
36
7 Bladder Cancer
4.66
19
  
4.27
28
8 Prostate Cancer
4.24
138
  
8.21
58
9 Leukemia
4.24
69
  
4.39
63
10 Ovary Cancer
4.00
19
  
3.96
20
11 Oral Cancer
3.00
91
  
2.39
113
12 Uterin Cancer
2.89
15
  
1.53
64
13 Liver Cancer
2.71
169
  
3.07
164
14 Other Neoplasms
2.53
109
  
2.95
92
15 Oesophagus Cancer
2.52
99
  
7.62
30
16 Skin Cancers
1.49
78
  
2.74
32
17 Cervical Cancer
1.05
174
  
1.38
161
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Malta
MALTA		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
405,165
164
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
0.99
102
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
16.1 %
164
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
69.4 %
39
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
14.5 %
35
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
10.36
162
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
8.38
93
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
1.51
159
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
3.75
183
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.06
57
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.06
42
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.03
46
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.76
105
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
2.02
31
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
0.40
142
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
92.8
83
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
92.0
101
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
93.6
73
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
6.4
101
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
79.6
19
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
72.0
27
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$24,200
40
  
$36,600
23
 

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