MALTA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	427	1	876	- 448
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	288	4	207	+ 81
Lung Cancers	3	172	5	197	- 25
Lung Disease	4	172	8	127	+ 45
Stroke	5	159	2	291	- 133
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	117	3	213	- 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	98	7	147	- 49
Breast Cancer	8	68	10	85	- 17
Prostate Cancer	9	53	13	53	- 0
Kidney Disease	10	51	11	79	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	11	48	9	90	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	12	48	16	50	- 2
Lymphomas	13	46	12	53	- 7
Suicide	14	42	22	27	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	15	38	29	20	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	16	37	6	163	- 125
Stomach Cancer	17	32	15	50	- 18
Liver Cancer	18	29	18	34	- 5
Liver Disease	19	25	24	23	+ 2
Leukemia	20	25	21	28	- 3
Ovary Cancer	21	24	17	34	- 10
Bladder Cancer	22	23	19	33	- 10
Skin Cancers	23	23	34	14	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	24	22	30	19	+ 3
Falls	25	22	14	52	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	26	22	27	22	- 0
Other Neoplasms	27	20	26	22	- 2
Oral Cancer	28	16	23	25	- 9
Hypertension	29	16	20	33	- 17
Other Injuries	30	15	33	16	- 1
Drug Use	31	15	38	7	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	32	14	32	17	- 4
Road Traffic Accidents	33	14	31	18	- 4
Uterin Cancer	34	11	28	21	- 9
Cervical Cancer	35	9	39	4	+ 5
Epilepsy	36	8	43	3	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	37	7	45	3	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	6	37	7	- 1
Alcohol	39	6	47	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	5	51	2	+ 3
Asthma	41	5	36	8	- 3
Skin Disease	42	5	25	23	- 18
Drownings	43	5	48	2	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	44	5	35	11	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	5	55	1	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	4	49	2	+ 2
Violence	47	3	40	4	- 1
Fires	48	3	62	0	+ 2
Anemia	49	3	46	3	- 0
Tuberculosis	50	2	52	2	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	2	50	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	2	53	1	+ 0
Poisonings	53	1	58	1	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1	42	3	- 2
Schizophrenia	55	1	57	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	56	1	44	3	- 2
HIV/AIDS	57	1	41	4	- 3
Meningitis	58	1	56	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	61	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	0	63	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	64	0	- 0
Oral conditions	62	0	86	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	60	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	59	0	- 0
War	65	0	54	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Ireland

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.