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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malta and Iceland 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.

Iceland
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   Iceland ICELAND
      Malta MALTA   Iceland ICELAND
           
    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
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
     
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
     
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
     
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
     
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
     
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    54.46
    157
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    18.39
    176
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    21.77
    41
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    18.02
    78
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    9.67
    161
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    35.59
    5
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    4.22
    176
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    12.15
    49
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    18.78
    71
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    17.98
    117
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    7.25
    37
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    5.09
    62
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    4.00
    177
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    11.15
    59
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    5.87
    49
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    1.96
    177
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    3.12
    154
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    3.23
    143
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    7.15
    12
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    1.13
    164
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    3.82
    140
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    2.12
    102
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    1.78
    178
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.88
    125
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    3.04
    53
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    1.55
    158
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    3.42
    124
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    1.72
    183
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    2.31
    139
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    2.87
    168
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    7.88
    87
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    3.70
    50
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    1.53
    57
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    0.39
    150
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    2.01
    85
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    4.41
    12
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    3.29
    142
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    1.05
    121
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    1.08
    149
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    0.26
    178
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    0.09
    158
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    0.47
    178
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    1.27
    116
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.51
    34
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    3.14
    32
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    0.36
    179
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    0.30
    140
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.01
    121
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.14
    33
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.42
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    403
    20.10
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    141
    7.03
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    82
    4.09
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    295
    14.71
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    134
    6.68
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    30
    1.50
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    73
    3.64
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    129
    6.43
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    43
    2.14
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    53
    2.64
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    33
    1.65
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    61
    3.04
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    37
    1.85
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    24
    1.20
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    18
    0.90
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    53
    2.64
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    22
    1.10
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    16
    0.80
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    20
    1.00
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    24
    1.20
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    19
    0.95
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    40
    2.00
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    9
    0.45
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    9
    0.45
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    3
    0.15
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    10
    0.50
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    16
    0.80
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    7
    0.35
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    23
    1.15
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    16
    0.80
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    7
    0.35
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    7
    0.35
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    50
    2.49
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    13
    0.65
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    3
    0.15
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    2
    0.10
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    17
    0.85
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    3
    0.15
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    9
    0.45
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    4
    0.20
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    2
    0.10
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    4
    0.20
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    14
    0.70
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    5
    0.25
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    3
    0.15
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    1
    0.05
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    1
    0.05
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    4
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    21.77
    41
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    18.02
    78
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    12.15
    49
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    18.78
    71
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    7.25
    37
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    5.09
    62
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    5.87
    49
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    3.12
    154
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    3.82
    140
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    2.12
    102
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.88
    125
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    3.04
    53
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    1.55
    158
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    3.70
    50
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    2.01
    85
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    3.29
    142
    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.