MALTA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	310	3	213	+ 98
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	190	55	1	+ 189
Stroke	3	186	2	291	- 106
Coronary Heart Disease	4	182	1	876	- 694
Low Birth Weight	5	171	35	11	+ 160
Road Traffic Accidents	6	118	31	18	+ 100
Birth Trauma	7	110	44	3	+ 107
Liver Disease	8	83	24	23	+ 60
Diabetes Mellitus	9	71	6	163	- 91
Congenital Anomalies	10	68	32	17	+ 51
Meningitis	11	60	56	1	+ 59
Hypertension	12	60	20	33	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	13	55	39	4	+ 50
Kidney Disease	14	53	11	79	- 26
Malnutrition	15	50	60	0	+ 50
Other Injuries	16	47	33	16	+ 31
Lung Disease	17	44	8	127	- 83
Pertussis	18	42	72	0	+ 42
Tuberculosis	19	41	52	2	+ 40
Violence	20	33	40	4	+ 29
Asthma	21	26	36	8	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	22	24	64	0	+ 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	24	4	207	- 183
Suicide	24	24	22	27	- 3
Drownings	25	18	48	2	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	26	18	29	20	- 3
Prostate Cancer	27	17	13	53	- 36
Liver Cancer	28	15	18	34	- 19
Malaria	29	15	69	0	+ 15
Fires	30	14	62	0	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	31	14	27	22	- 8
Falls	32	14	14	52	- 38
Breast Cancer	33	12	10	85	- 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	11	37	7	+ 4
Poisonings	35	10	58	1	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	36	10	30	19	- 9
Lymphomas	37	10	12	53	- 43
Syphilis	38	10	81	0	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	10	7	147	- 137
Epilepsy	40	9	43	3	+ 6
Oral Cancer	41	8	23	25	- 17
Skin Cancers	42	6	34	14	- 7
Tetanus	43	6	74	0	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	44	6	16	50	- 44
Stomach Cancer	45	6	15	50	- 44
Bladder Cancer	46	5	19	33	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	5	49	2	+ 3
Skin Disease	48	5	25	23	- 18
Drug Use	49	3	38	7	- 3
Appendicitis	50	3	63	0	+ 3
Alcohol	51	3	47	3	+ 0
Hepatitis B	52	3	61	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	53	2	59	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	2	65	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	2	28	21	- 19
Ovary Cancer	56	2	17	34	- 32
Leukemia	57	2	21	28	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	51	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	59	1	26	22	- 21
Lung Cancers	60	1	5	197	- 196
Hepatitis C	61	1	53	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	45	3	- 3
Ascariasis	63	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	80	0	+ 0
War	67	0	54	1	- 1
Dengue	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	41	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	3	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	9	90	- 90
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	42	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Comoros

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.