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Compare Malta and Finland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Finland FINLAND
           
    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
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    76.2
    80.3
    78.2
    9
    21
    13
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    79.7
    83.7
    81.7
    15
    19
    16
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.7
    83.7
    15
    19
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    80.3
    84.2
    12
    15
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    80.3
    84.2
    13
    15
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    80.3
    84.2
    13
    16
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    80.4
    84.2
    12
    17
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    80.6
    84.3
    13
    17
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    80.7
    84.4
    13
    16
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.5
    12
    17
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    81.1
    84.5
    11
    18
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.7
    11
    18
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    81.6
    84.9
    13
    20
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    82.0
    85.1
    13
    22
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.5
    13
    27
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    83.6
    86.2
    16
    27
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.9
    21
    32
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.6
    29
    39
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.3
    42
    47
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.8
    46
    43
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.7
    57
    41
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.4
    66
    41
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.4
    60
    48
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    87.92
    89
    		  
    94.14
    79
    2. Stroke
    33.19
    153
    		  
    35.04
    146
    3. Breast Cancer
    25.90
    10
    		  
    16.90
    82
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.55
    43
    		  
    20.15
    57
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.95
    33
    		  
    11.00
    60
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14.92
    23
    		  
    53.77
    1
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.89
    138
    		  
    3.77
    171
    8. Ovary Cancer
    11.65
    1
    		  
    6.88
    23
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    9.67
    9
    		  
    9.42
    11
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.11
    147
    		  
    4.66
    166
    11. Prostate Cancer
    9.06
    130
    		  
    17.49
    75
    12. Lymphomas
    7.70
    17
    		  
    7.31
    27
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    7.42
    106
    		  
    3.49
    150
    14. Lung Disease
    7.19
    158
    		  
    9.45
    151
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.06
    133
    		  
    2.35
    171
    16. Stomach Cancer
    7.06
    64
    		  
    4.77
    105
    17. Suicide
    5.75
    113
    		  
    15.11
    31
    18. Uterin Cancer
    5.13
    12
    		  
    3.09
    41
    19. Leukemia
    4.55
    49
    		  
    3.41
    102
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.54
    23
    		  
    2.46
    71
    21. Falls
    3.93
    111
    		  
    10.91
    39
    22. Liver Disease
    3.88
    163
    		  
    15.59
    86
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.73
    19
    		  
    4.66
    1
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.66
    163
    		  
    4.31
    158
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.57
    114
    		  
    2.17
    146
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.54
    132
    		  
    1.02
    167
    27. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    143
    		  
    3.96
    123
    28. Skin Disease
    3.17
    59
    		  
    0.31
    149
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.95
    85
    		  
    2.24
    111
    30. Hypertension
    2.92
    169
    		  
    10.32
    133
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.83
    154
    		  
    6.57
    96
    32. Other Injuries
    2.78
    166
    		  
    5.01
    151
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
    		  
    2.62
    83
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    89
    		  
    2.65
    29
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    130
    		  
    2.97
    74
    36. Drug Use
    1.40
    72
    		  
    4.87
    10
    37. Meningitis
    1.33
    98
    		  
    0.25
    157
    38. Drownings
    0.94
    151
    		  
    1.68
    132
    39. Birth Trauma
    0.89
    135
    		  
    0.35
    167
    40. Cervical Cancer
    0.85
    172
    		  
    1.43
    164
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.80
    145
    		  
    0.47
    162
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    155
    		  
    1.49
    123
    43. Violence
    0.70
    161
    		  
    2.00
    130
    44. Alcohol
    0.66
    96
    		  
    7.55
    9
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    163
    		  
    0.94
    140
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.45
    56
    		  
    0.09
    121
    47. Epilepsy
    0.45
    167
    		  
    1.72
    93
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.33
    50
    		  
    0.82
    21
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    107
    		  
    0.01
    168
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    119
    		  
    0.03
    159
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Malta MALTA   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    695
    27.15
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    2. Stroke
    266
    10.41
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    3. Lung Cancers
    175
    6.82
    		  
    2,148
    4.94
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    127
    4.97
    		  
    6,850
    15.75
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    123
    4.82
    		  
    1,202
    2.76
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    114
    4.46
    		  
    379
    0.87
    7. Breast Cancer
    99
    3.88
    		  
    887
    2.04
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    73
    2.86
    		  
    1,022
    2.35
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    73
    2.84
    		  
    456
    1.05
    10. Lung Disease
    59
    2.32
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    11. Kidney Disease
    58
    2.28
    		  
    288
    0.66
    12. Stomach Cancer
    54
    2.12
    		  
    498
    1.15
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    2.09
    		  
    806
    1.85
    14. Ovary Cancer
    43
    1.69
    		  
    370
    0.85
    15. Bladder Cancer
    35
    1.38
    		  
    291
    0.67
    16. Prostate Cancer
    34
    1.32
    		  
    879
    2.02
    17. Leukemia
    33
    1.30
    		  
    348
    0.80
    18. Falls
    31
    1.21
    		  
    1,214
    2.79
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    30
    1.18
    		  
    589
    1.35
    20. Suicide
    29
    1.13
    		  
    903
    2.08
    21. Liver Disease
    27
    1.05
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    22. Skin Disease
    27
    1.05
    		  
    33
    0.07
    23. Hypertension
    25
    0.97
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    24. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.96
    		  
    436
    1.00
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    21
    0.82
    		  
    182
    0.42
    26. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.79
    		  
    218
    0.50
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.76
    		  
    182
    0.42
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    19
    0.75
    		  
    263
    0.61
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    19
    0.74
    		  
    584
    1.34
    30. Uterin Cancer
    19
    0.73
    		  
    198
    0.46
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    17
    0.66
    		  
    270
    0.62
    32. Other Injuries
    16
    0.61
    		  
    403
    0.93
    33. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.44
    		  
    330
    0.76
    34. Skin Cancers
    11
    0.44
    		  
    274
    0.63
    35. Low Birth Weight
    8
    0.31
    		  
    35
    0.08
    36. Drug Use
    7
    0.26
    		  
    263
    0.60
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6
    0.24
    		  
    56
    0.13
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    0.22
    		  
    150
    0.35
    39. Drownings
    5
    0.18
    		  
    125
    0.29
    40. Asthma
    4
    0.17
    		  
    101
    0.23
    41. Alcohol
    4
    0.15
    		  
    545
    1.25
    42. Violence
    4
    0.14
    		  
    114
    0.26
    43. Epilepsy
    3
    0.13
    		  
    126
    0.29
    44. Meningitis
    3
    0.11
    		  
    15
    0.03
    45. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.11
    		  
    63
    0.14
    46. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.08
    		  
    24
    0.06
    47. Hepatitis C
    2
    0.08
    		  
    6
    0.01
    48. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.07
    		  
    2
    0.00
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    2
    0.07
    		  
    75
    0.17
    50. Anemia
    2
    0.07
    		  
    4
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.90
    10
    		  
    16.90
    82
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.55
    43
    		  
    20.15
    57
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.95
    33
    		  
    11.00
    60
    4. Ovary Cancer
    11.65
    1
    		  
    6.88
    23
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.67
    9
    		  
    9.42
    11
    6. Prostate Cancer
    9.06
    130
    		  
    17.49
    75
    7. Lymphomas
    7.70
    17
    		  
    7.31
    27
    8. Stomach Cancer
    7.06
    64
    		  
    4.77
    105
    9. Uterin Cancer
    5.13
    12
    		  
    3.09
    41
    10. Leukemia
    4.55
    49
    		  
    3.41
    102
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.54
    23
    		  
    2.46
    71
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    143
    		  
    3.96
    123
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.95
    85
    		  
    2.24
    111
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
    		  
    2.62
    83
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    89
    		  
    2.65
    29
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.85
    172
    		  
    1.43
    164
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.