MALTA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	435	3	213	+ 222
Tuberculosis	2	391	52	2	+ 389
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	389	55	1	+ 388
HIV/AIDS	4	312	41	4	+ 308
Stroke	5	273	2	291	- 19
Malaria	6	273	69	0	+ 273
Coronary Heart Disease	7	241	1	876	- 635
Low Birth Weight	8	185	35	11	+ 174
Birth Trauma	9	182	44	3	+ 179
Road Traffic Accidents	10	149	31	18	+ 131
Measles	11	135	73	0	+ 135
Hypertension	12	104	20	33	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	13	98	64	0	+ 97
Liver Disease	14	96	24	23	+ 73
Diabetes Mellitus	15	95	6	163	- 68
Meningitis	16	84	56	1	+ 84
Violence	17	84	40	4	+ 79
Lung Disease	18	79	8	127	- 47
Congenital Anomalies	19	64	32	17	+ 47
Asthma	20	63	36	8	+ 55
Kidney Disease	21	59	11	79	- 20
Malnutrition	22	57	60	0	+ 57
Other Injuries	23	52	33	16	+ 35
Suicide	24	49	22	27	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	25	35	30	19	+ 16
Breast Cancer	26	29	10	85	- 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	26	37	7	+ 19
War	28	26	54	1	+ 25
Tetanus	29	23	74	0	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	30	22	27	22	+ 1
Pertussis	31	22	72	0	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	32	19	39	4	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	17	4	207	- 190
Drownings	34	17	48	2	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	16	49	2	+ 14
Falls	36	15	14	52	- 37
Schistosomiasis	37	14	70	0	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	38	13	13	53	- 40
Fires	39	12	62	0	+ 11
Poisonings	40	11	58	1	+ 11
Syphilis	41	10	81	0	+ 10
Lymphomas	42	10	12	53	- 43
Epilepsy	43	10	43	3	+ 6
Liver Cancer	44	10	18	34	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	10	7	147	- 137
Oral Cancer	46	8	23	25	- 17
Leukemia	47	7	21	28	- 20
Parkinson's Disease	48	6	16	50	- 44
Stomach Cancer	49	5	15	50	- 44
Ovary Cancer	50	5	17	34	- 29
Appendicitis	51	5	63	0	+ 5
Alcohol	52	5	47	3	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	53	4	29	20	- 16
Skin Disease	54	4	25	23	- 19
Lung Cancers	55	4	5	197	- 193
Leishmaniasis	56	4	66	0	+ 4
Drug Use	57	4	38	7	- 3
Skin Cancers	58	4	34	14	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	59	3	67	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	60	3	9	90	- 87
Hepatitis B	61	3	61	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	65	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	2	59	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	64	2	19	33	- 31
Uterin Cancer	65	2	28	21	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	51	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	0	53	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	70	0	26	22	- 22
Ascariasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	45	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Central Africa

Malta

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.