MALTA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	299	3	213	+ 87
Tuberculosis	2	178	52	2	+ 177
Measles	3	172	73	0	+ 172
Malaria	4	170	69	0	+ 170
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	168	55	1	+ 167
Stroke	6	149	2	291	- 143
Coronary Heart Disease	7	141	1	876	- 735
Low Birth Weight	8	141	35	11	+ 130
Birth Trauma	9	135	44	3	+ 132
Road Traffic Accidents	10	123	31	18	+ 105
Congenital Anomalies	11	66	32	17	+ 49
Hypertension	12	64	20	33	+ 31
Liver Disease	13	61	24	23	+ 38
Lung Disease	14	55	8	127	- 72
HIV/AIDS	15	54	41	4	+ 50
Diabetes Mellitus	16	53	6	163	- 110
Meningitis	17	47	56	1	+ 46
Violence	18	45	40	4	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	19	43	64	0	+ 42
Kidney Disease	20	37	11	79	- 42
Malnutrition	21	36	60	0	+ 36
Other Injuries	22	34	33	16	+ 17
Pertussis	23	32	72	0	+ 32
Asthma	24	31	36	8	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	25	30	30	19	+ 11
Suicide	26	24	22	27	- 3
Cervical Cancer	27	20	39	4	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	19	4	207	- 189
Inflammatory/Heart	29	16	27	22	- 5
Prostate Cancer	30	16	13	53	- 37
Liver Cancer	31	16	18	34	- 18
Syphilis	32	15	81	0	+ 15
Falls	33	14	14	52	- 37
Drownings	34	14	48	2	+ 12
Breast Cancer	35	14	10	85	- 71
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	12	7	147	- 135
Stomach Cancer	37	10	15	50	- 39
Lymphomas	38	8	12	53	- 45
Fires	39	8	62	0	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	8	37	7	+ 1
Leukemia	41	8	21	28	- 20
Poisonings	42	7	58	1	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	7	49	2	+ 5
Epilepsy	44	7	43	3	+ 4
War	45	7	54	1	+ 6
Tetanus	46	5	74	0	+ 5
Lung Cancers	47	5	5	197	- 192
Schistosomiasis	48	4	70	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	49	4	16	50	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	50	4	9	90	- 86
Oral Cancer	51	4	23	25	- 21
Leishmaniasis	52	4	66	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	29	20	- 17
Skin Disease	54	3	25	23	- 20
Skin Cancers	55	3	34	14	- 11
Appendicitis	56	3	63	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	3	65	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	58	3	17	34	- 31
Drug Use	59	3	38	7	- 4
Alcohol	60	3	47	3	- 0
Hepatitis B	61	2	61	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	59	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	63	1	28	21	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	65	1	19	33	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	51	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	26	22	- 22
Ascariasis	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	53	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	45	3	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	42	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

DR Congo

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.