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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 Burkina Faso 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.

Burkina Faso
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
426,793
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Burkina Faso Population Pyramid
43,432,174
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  Malta MALTA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
       
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
 
37.3
36.0
36.7
154
165
160
1970
68.1
72.2
70.1
19
36
26
 
42.2
42.7
42.4
151
158
155
1980
70.8
75.2
72.9
15
28
21
 
46.3
48.4
47.3
153
154
154
1990
73.3
77.8
75.5
15
24
19
 
48.4
51.6
50.0
161
163
161
2000
75.4
79.5
77.5
16
28
24
 
48.8
51.4
50.1
164
165
163
2010
78.1
82.3
80.3
16
25
20
 
56.6
58.3
57.5
159
164
162
2019
79.9
83.8
81.9
18
21
17
 
60.1
65.2
62.7
169
162
166
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.9
83.8
18
21
60.1
65.2
169
162
Age
79.9
83.8
18
21
60.1
65.2
169
162
Age 5
80.7
84.3
16
17
66.1
71.0
159
150
Age 10
80.7
84.3
16
17
66.7
71.7
160
146
Age 15
80.7
84.3
16
17
67.1
72.1
159
147
Age 20
80.8
84.4
16
17
67.6
72.4
159
147
Age 25
80.9
84.4
16
17
68.1
72.8
159
146
Age 30
81.1
84.5
16
19
68.7
73.2
159
146
Age 35
81.2
84.5
16
19
69.3
73.7
158
147
Age 40
81.4
84.7
14
19
70.0
74.2
159
149
Age 45
81.6
84.8
17
19
71.0
74.9
159
150
Age 50
81.9
85.0
18
19
72.1
75.7
162
150
Age 55
82.4
85.4
18
17
73.5
76.8
162
151
Age 60
83.0
85.9
19
18
75.2
78.1
161
152
Age 65
83.9
86.4
19
19
77.4
79.7
163
152
Age 70
85.0
87.1
22
24
79.8
81.6
161
149
Age 75
86.4
88.1
29
26
82.7
84.1
157
140
Age 80
88.2
89.4
34
31
85.9
86.9
151
128
Age 85
90.4
91.3
55
37
89.5
90.3
128
104
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
74.77
141
131.79
66
2. Stroke
24.12
159
95.70
77
3. Lung Cancers
20.43
52
3.02
158
4. Breast Cancer
17.33
89
16.06
101
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.33
130
122.30
12
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.51
129
20.98
34
7. Diabetes Mellitus
14.47
130
37.67
65
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.22
32
6.07
134
9. Prostate Cancer
10.72
130
27.33
35
10. Lung Disease
10.48
167
18.73
110
11. Pancreas Cancer
9.46
5
2.01
142
12. Ovary Cancer
7.38
12
3.23
139
13. Kidney Disease
6.68
156
31.16
51
14. Suicide
5.32
134
14.38
33
15. Lymphomas
5.27
75
2.58
161
16. Congenital Anomalies
5.04
113
7.94
34
17. Stomach Cancer
4.75
119
9.32
49
18. Falls
4.53
114
10.27
19
19. Parkinson's Disease
3.80
110
5.51
35
20. Low Birth Weight
3.66
112
10.86
31
21. Liver Cancer
3.63
147
14.45
15
22. Uterin Cancer
3.63
33
1.67
129
23. Road Traffic Accidents
3.44
166
43.30
16
24. Leukemia
3.09
118
0.82
172
25. Bladder Cancer
2.98
55
3.26
49
26. Oral Cancer
2.86
87
2.71
95
27. Inflammatory/Heart
2.80
142
9.08
35
28. Liver Disease
2.67
177
32.34
53
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.64
126
25.05
2
30. Hypertension
2.61
171
31.19
42
31. Other Injuries
2.07
180
16.52
15
32. Oesophagus Cancer
1.97
112
1.17
147
33. Other Neoplasms
1.95
52
0.39
107
34. Skin Disease
1.73
81
2.01
66
35. Skin Cancers
1.50
118
2.91
34
36. Drug Use
1.36
76
1.42
72
37. Cervical Cancer
1.33
181
42.15
12
38. Birth Trauma
0.92
127
10.42
22
39. Violence
0.86
159
11.16
45
40. Asthma
0.73
144
11.80
54
41. HIV/AIDS
0.70
120
20.42
43
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
164
5.07
57
43. Epilepsy
0.48
178
3.04
29
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.37
45
0.24
69
45. Alcohol
0.37
153
1.72
72
46. Drownings
0.35
180
3.55
61
47. Meningitis
0.30
139
18.01
8
48. War
0.26
35
4.60
10
49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.24
25
0.00
79
50. Anemia
0.21
45
0.00
80
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Malta MALTA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
876
27.03
8,117
6.02
2. Stroke
291
8.98
6,324
4.69
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
213
6.57
16,807
12.47
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
207
6.39
767
0.57
5. Lung Cancers
197
6.08
242
0.18
6. Diabetes Mellitus
163
5.03
2,609
1.94
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
147
4.54
478
0.35
8. Lung Disease
127
3.92
1,161
0.86
9. Pancreas Cancer
90
2.78
148
0.11
10. Breast Cancer
85
2.62
862
0.64
11. Kidney Disease
79
2.44
2,398
1.78
12. Prostate Cancer
53
1.64
514
0.38
13. Lymphomas
53
1.64
280
0.21
14. Falls
52
1.60
828
0.61
15. Stomach Cancer
50
1.54
777
0.58
16. Parkinson's Disease
50
1.54
252
0.19
17. Liver Cancer
34
1.05
1,309
0.97
18. Ovary Cancer
34
1.05
174
0.13
19. Bladder Cancer
33
1.02
265
0.20
20. Hypertension
33
1.02
2,020
1.50
21. Leukemia
28
0.86
112
0.08
22. Suicide
27
0.83
1,521
1.13
23. Oral Cancer
25
0.77
227
0.17
24. Liver Disease
23
0.71
2,722
2.02
25. Skin Disease
23
0.71
174
0.13
26. Other Neoplasms
22
0.68
23
0.02
27. Inflammatory/Heart
22
0.68
743
0.55
28. Uterin Cancer
21
0.65
74
0.05
29. Oesophagus Cancer
20
0.62
101
0.07
30. Endocrine Disorders
19
0.59
4,794
3.56
31. Road Traffic Accidents
18
0.56
6,303
4.68
32. Congenital Anomalies
17
0.52
3,515
2.61
33. Other Injuries
16
0.49
2,637
1.96
34. Skin Cancers
14
0.43
220
0.16
35. Low Birth Weight
11
0.34
6,809
5.05
36. Asthma
8
0.25
941
0.70
37. Drug Use
7
0.22
172
0.13
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7
0.22
410
0.30
39. HIV/AIDS
4
0.12
3,100
2.30
40. Cervical Cancer
4
0.12
2,122
1.57
41. Violence
4
0.12
1,943
1.44
42. Birth Trauma
3
0.09
6,426
4.77
43. Anemia
3
0.09
0
0.00
44. Alcohol
3
0.09
152
0.11
45. Epilepsy
3
0.09
477
0.35
46. Multiple Sclerosis
3
0.09
24
0.02
47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
3
0.09
0
0.00
48. Tuberculosis
2
0.06
1,968
1.46
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2
0.06
269
0.20
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
2
0.06
15
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malta MALTA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
20.43
52
3.02
158
2. Breast Cancer
17.33
89
16.06
101
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.22
32
6.07
134
4. Prostate Cancer
10.72
130
27.33
35
5. Pancreas Cancer
9.46
5
2.01
142
6. Ovary Cancer
7.38
12
3.23
139
7. Lymphomas
5.27
75
2.58
161
8. Stomach Cancer
4.75
119
9.32
49
9. Liver Cancer
3.63
147
14.45
15
10. Uterin Cancer
3.63
33
1.67
129
11. Leukemia
3.09
118
0.82
172
12. Bladder Cancer
2.98
55
3.26
49
13. Oral Cancer
2.86
87
2.71
95
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.97
112
1.17
147
15. Skin Cancers
1.50
118
2.91
34
16. Cervical Cancer
1.33
181
42.15
12
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.