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Malta
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Malta and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Malta MALTA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    75.4
    79.5
    77.5
    16
    28
    24
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    79.9
    83.8
    81.9
    18
    21
    17
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.9
    83.8
    18
    21
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.3
    16
    17
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.4
    16
    17
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    80.9
    84.4
    16
    17
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.5
    16
    19
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.5
    16
    19
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    14
    19
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    17
    19
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.0
    18
    19
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    18
    17
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.9
    19
    18
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.4
    19
    19
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.1
    22
    24
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    29
    26
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    34
    31
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.3
    55
    37
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.77
    141
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    24.12
    159
    88.68
    86
    3. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    1.37
    178
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    20.56
    47
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.33
    130
    98.12
    28
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.51
    129
    19.45
    59
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.47
    130
    33.50
    82
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    4.32
    157
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    20.40
    63
    10. Lung Disease
    10.48
    167
    20.77
    99
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    2.64
    126
    12. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    3.90
    112
    13. Kidney Disease
    6.68
    156
    23.87
    88
    14. Suicide
    5.32
    134
    6.87
    117
    15. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    5.96
    45
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    5.04
    113
    11.22
    5
    17. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    2.52
    169
    18. Falls
    4.53
    114
    8.54
    40
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    3.80
    110
    5.60
    29
    20. Low Birth Weight
    3.66
    112
    14.70
    5
    21. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    6.19
    71
    22. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    1.60
    132
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.44
    166
    27.25
    54
    24. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.06
    151
    25. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    0.81
    166
    26. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    2.44
    107
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    142
    5.49
    76
    28. Liver Disease
    2.67
    177
    41.99
    21
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.64
    126
    7.01
    35
    30. Hypertension
    2.61
    171
    16.07
    103
    31. Other Injuries
    2.07
    180
    10.98
    56
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    0.75
    171
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.95
    52
    0.50
    88
    34. Skin Disease
    1.73
    81
    1.64
    90
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    2.29
    62
    36. Drug Use
    1.36
    76
    5.81
    5
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    21.11
    35
    38. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    127
    15.51
    2
    39. Violence
    0.86
    159
    11.97
    42
    40. Asthma
    0.73
    144
    10.71
    58
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    120
    26.81
    36
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    164
    7.03
    31
    43. Epilepsy
    0.48
    178
    3.25
    23
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.37
    45
    0.18
    103
    45. Alcohol
    0.37
    153
    1.16
    106
    46. Drownings
    0.35
    180
    2.17
    107
    47. Meningitis
    0.30
    139
    17.54
    9
    48. War
    0.26
    35
    1.67
    15
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.24
    25
    0.00
    142
    50. Anemia
    0.21
    45
    0.00
    142
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malta MALTA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    876
    27.03
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    291
    8.98
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    213
    6.57
    207,281
    14.00
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    207
    6.39
    6,786
    0.46
    5. Lung Cancers
    197
    6.08
    1,295
    0.09
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    163
    5.03
    22,497
    1.52
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    147
    4.54
    4,152
    0.28
    8. Lung Disease
    127
    3.92
    12,569
    0.85
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    90
    2.78
    1,975
    0.13
    10. Breast Cancer
    85
    2.62
    11,884
    0.80
    11. Kidney Disease
    79
    2.44
    18,189
    1.23
    12. Prostate Cancer
    53
    1.64
    5,914
    0.40
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    1.64
    5,202
    0.35
    14. Falls
    52
    1.60
    7,528
    0.51
    15. Stomach Cancer
    50
    1.54
    2,129
    0.14
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    50
    1.54
    2,473
    0.17
    17. Liver Cancer
    34
    1.05
    5,289
    0.36
    18. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.05
    2,133
    0.14
    19. Bladder Cancer
    33
    1.02
    670
    0.05
    20. Hypertension
    33
    1.02
    10,692
    0.72
    21. Leukemia
    28
    0.86
    2,257
    0.15
    22. Suicide
    27
    0.83
    7,019
    0.47
    23. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.77
    2,238
    0.15
    24. Liver Disease
    23
    0.71
    38,326
    2.59
    25. Skin Disease
    23
    0.71
    1,468
    0.10
    26. Other Neoplasms
    22
    0.68
    290
    0.02
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    22
    0.68
    4,826
    0.33
    28. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.65
    679
    0.05
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    20
    0.62
    560
    0.04
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.59
    15,799
    1.07
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    18
    0.56
    41,693
    2.82
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    17
    0.52
    49,696
    3.36
    33. Other Injuries
    16
    0.49
    22,696
    1.53
    34. Skin Cancers
    14
    0.43
    1,933
    0.13
    35. Low Birth Weight
    11
    0.34
    95,959
    6.48
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.25
    8,192
    0.55
    37. Drug Use
    7
    0.22
    6,273
    0.42
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.22
    5,846
    0.39
    39. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.12
    44,124
    2.98
    40. Cervical Cancer
    4
    0.12
    10,574
    0.71
    41. Violence
    4
    0.12
    18,407
    1.24
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.09
    100,186
    6.76
    43. Anemia
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    44. Alcohol
    3
    0.09
    1,031
    0.07
    45. Epilepsy
    3
    0.09
    5,001
    0.34
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.09
    179
    0.01
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    48. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.06
    127,335
    8.60
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.06
    1,946
    0.13
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2
    0.06
    165
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malta MALTA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.43
    52
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.33
    89
    20.56
    47
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.22
    32
    4.32
    157
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.72
    130
    20.40
    63
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.46
    5
    2.64
    126
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.38
    12
    3.90
    112
    7. Lymphomas
    5.27
    75
    5.96
    45
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.75
    119
    2.52
    169
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    147
    6.19
    71
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.63
    33
    1.60
    132
    11. Leukemia
    3.09
    118
    2.06
    151
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.98
    55
    0.81
    166
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    87
    2.44
    107
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.97
    112
    0.75
    171
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    118
    2.29
    62
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.33
    181
    21.11
    35
    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.