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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malta and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malta Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Malta MALTA   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
     
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
     
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
     
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
     
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
     
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
     
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
     
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    155.85
    43
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    211.66
    3
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    3.87
    146
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    11.68
    143
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    192.07
    1
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    17.24
    99
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    147.55
    5
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    2.77
    180
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    24.42
    47
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    83.85
    6
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    0.90
    168
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    3.01
    145
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    69.87
    4
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    87.48
    1
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    4.86
    86
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    11.28
    4
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    0.76
    181
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    8.24
    44
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    4.56
    67
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    18.96
    1
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    4.78
    106
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    2.88
    66
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    36.62
    32
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.43
    144
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    0.70
    170
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    3.76
    61
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    21.17
    6
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    51.33
    9
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    14.08
    10
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    74.75
    1
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    28.67
    2
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    5.57
    33
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    0.66
    73
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    5.11
    14
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    3.61
    19
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    1.67
    61
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    44.59
    9
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    13.70
    7
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    43.38
    5
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    45.32
    3
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    254.70
    2
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    18.88
    3
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    7.57
    1
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.38
    43
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    4.54
    21
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    9.67
    7
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    16.69
    10
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    0.01
    104
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.00
    124
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.00
    124
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    2,101
    6.31
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    2,817
    8.45
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    3,214
    9.65
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    194
    0.58
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    51
    0.15
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    2,000
    6.00
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    40
    0.12
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    1,102
    3.31
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    12
    0.04
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    97
    0.29
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    1,015
    3.05
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    81
    0.24
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    78
    0.23
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    128
    0.38
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    11
    0.03
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    55
    0.17
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    71
    0.21
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    24
    0.07
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    10
    0.03
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    990
    2.97
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    39
    0.12
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    1,539
    4.62
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    52
    0.16
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    792
    2.38
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    70
    0.21
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    9
    0.03
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    305
    0.92
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    23
    0.07
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    73
    0.22
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    235
    0.71
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    678
    2.03
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    389
    1.17
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    533
    1.60
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    46
    0.14
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    957
    2.87
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    678
    2.03
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    32
    0.10
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    279
    0.84
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    4,767
    14.31
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    372
    1.12
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    924
    2.77
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    717
    2.15
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    71
    0.21
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    143
    0.43
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    6
    0.02
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    1,208
    3.63
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    126
    0.38
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    18
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    3.87
    146
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    11.68
    143
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    2.77
    180
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    24.42
    47
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    0.90
    168
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    3.01
    145
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    4.86
    86
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    0.76
    181
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    4.78
    106
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    2.88
    66
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.43
    144
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    0.70
    170
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    3.76
    61
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    5.57
    33
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    3.61
    19
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    44.59
    9
    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.