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Compare Malta and Laos 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   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    76.2
    80.3
    78.2
    9
    21
    13
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    79.7
    83.7
    81.7
    15
    19
    16
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.7
    83.7
    15
    19
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    80.3
    84.2
    12
    15
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    80.3
    84.2
    13
    15
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    80.3
    84.2
    13
    16
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    80.4
    84.2
    12
    17
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    80.6
    84.3
    13
    17
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    80.7
    84.4
    13
    16
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.5
    12
    17
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    81.1
    84.5
    11
    18
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.7
    11
    18
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    81.6
    84.9
    13
    20
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.0
    85.1
    13
    22
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.5
    13
    27
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.6
    86.2
    16
    27
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.9
    21
    32
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.6
    29
    39
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.3
    42
    47
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.8
    46
    43
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.7
    57
    41
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.4
    66
    41
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.4
    60
    48
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    87.92
    89
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    33.19
    153
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Breast Cancer
    25.90
    10
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.55
    43
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.95
    33
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14.92
    23
    		  
    0.71
    159
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.89
    138
    		  
    103.64
    39
    8. Ovary Cancer
    11.65
    1
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    9.67
    9
    		  
    1.05
    145
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.11
    147
    		  
    27.80
    84
    11. Prostate Cancer
    9.06
    130
    		  
    3.52
    157
    12. Lymphomas
    7.70
    17
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    7.42
    106
    		  
    9.07
    74
    14. Lung Disease
    7.19
    158
    		  
    34.40
    23
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.06
    133
    		  
    17.30
    56
    16. Stomach Cancer
    7.06
    64
    		  
    2.46
    154
    17. Suicide
    5.75
    113
    		  
    8.54
    86
    18. Uterin Cancer
    5.13
    12
    		  
    1.42
    114
    19. Leukemia
    4.55
    49
    		  
    3.77
    91
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.54
    23
    		  
    1.50
    112
    21. Falls
    3.93
    111
    		  
    5.76
    80
    22. Liver Disease
    3.88
    163
    		  
    15.22
    90
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.73
    19
    		  
    0.45
    152
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.66
    163
    		  
    21.84
    55
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.57
    114
    		  
    2.40
    142
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.54
    132
    		  
    17.45
    39
    27. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    143
    		  
    55.58
    2
    28. Skin Disease
    3.17
    59
    		  
    1.93
    83
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.95
    85
    		  
    4.08
    63
    30. Hypertension
    2.92
    169
    		  
    20.37
    55
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.83
    154
    		  
    5.53
    112
    32. Other Injuries
    2.78
    166
    		  
    19.68
    42
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
    		  
    0.68
    157
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    89
    		  
    0.87
    132
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    130
    		  
    1.52
    127
    36. Drug Use
    1.40
    72
    		  
    3.55
    25
    37. Meningitis
    1.33
    98
    		  
    6.65
    51
    38. Drownings
    0.94
    151
    		  
    5.69
    55
    39. Birth Trauma
    0.89
    135
    		  
    18.95
    24
    40. Cervical Cancer
    0.85
    172
    		  
    7.81
    85
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.80
    145
    		  
    10.04
    19
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    155
    		  
    9.05
    27
    43. Violence
    0.70
    161
    		  
    6.66
    75
    44. Alcohol
    0.66
    96
    		  
    1.69
    60
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    163
    		  
    25.90
    5
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.45
    56
    		  
    0.02
    145
    47. Epilepsy
    0.45
    167
    		  
    1.65
    97
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.33
    50
    		  
    0.06
    152
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    107
    		  
    0.22
    111
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    119
    		  
    1.31
    66
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    695
    27.15
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    266
    10.41
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    175
    6.82
    		  
    470
    1.12
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    127
    4.97
    		  
    22
    0.05
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    123
    4.82
    		  
    267
    0.64
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    114
    4.46
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    7. Breast Cancer
    99
    3.88
    		  
    219
    0.52
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    73
    2.86
    		  
    41
    0.10
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    73
    2.84
    		  
    938
    2.24
    10. Lung Disease
    59
    2.32
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    11. Kidney Disease
    58
    2.28
    		  
    632
    1.51
    12. Stomach Cancer
    54
    2.12
    		  
    92
    0.22
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    2.09
    		  
    171
    0.41
    14. Ovary Cancer
    43
    1.69
    		  
    92
    0.22
    15. Bladder Cancer
    35
    1.38
    		  
    50
    0.12
    16. Prostate Cancer
    34
    1.32
    		  
    46
    0.11
    17. Leukemia
    33
    1.30
    		  
    203
    0.49
    18. Falls
    31
    1.21
    		  
    247
    0.59
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    30
    1.18
    		  
    14
    0.03
    20. Suicide
    29
    1.13
    		  
    422
    1.01
    21. Liver Disease
    27
    1.05
    		  
    594
    1.42
    22. Skin Disease
    27
    1.05
    		  
    75
    0.18
    23. Hypertension
    25
    0.97
    		  
    673
    1.61
    24. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.96
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    21
    0.82
    		  
    817
    1.95
    26. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.79
    		  
    153
    0.36
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.76
    		  
    108
    0.26
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    19
    0.75
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    19
    0.74
    		  
    219
    0.52
    30. Uterin Cancer
    19
    0.73
    		  
    28
    0.07
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    17
    0.66
    		  
    25
    0.06
    32. Other Injuries
    16
    0.61
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    33. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.44
    		  
    64
    0.15
    34. Skin Cancers
    11
    0.44
    		  
    30
    0.07
    35. Low Birth Weight
    8
    0.31
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    36. Drug Use
    7
    0.26
    		  
    177
    0.42
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6
    0.24
    		  
    390
    0.93
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    0.22
    		  
    313
    0.75
    39. Drownings
    5
    0.18
    		  
    394
    0.94
    40. Asthma
    4
    0.17
    		  
    911
    2.17
    41. Alcohol
    4
    0.15
    		  
    74
    0.18
    42. Violence
    4
    0.14
    		  
    390
    0.93
    43. Epilepsy
    3
    0.13
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Meningitis
    3
    0.11
    		  
    476
    1.13
    45. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.11
    		  
    167
    0.40
    46. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.08
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Hepatitis C
    2
    0.08
    		  
    1
    0.00
    48. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.07
    		  
    9
    0.02
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    2
    0.07
    		  
    2
    0.01
    50. Anemia
    2
    0.07
    		  
    50
    0.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.90
    10
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.55
    43
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.95
    33
    		  
    7.39
    85
    4. Ovary Cancer
    11.65
    1
    		  
    4.34
    82
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.67
    9
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Prostate Cancer
    9.06
    130
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Lymphomas
    7.70
    17
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Stomach Cancer
    7.06
    64
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Uterin Cancer
    5.13
    12
    		  
    1.42
    114
    10. Leukemia
    4.55
    49
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.54
    23
    		  
    1.50
    112
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    143
    		  
    55.58
    2
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.95
    85
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
    		  
    0.68
    157
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    89
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.85
    172
    		  
    7.81
    85
     
     
     
    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.