AFGHANISTAN VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,808	1	40,195	+ 34,613
Stroke	2	24,896	3	19,060	+ 5,836
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,163	4	14,649	+ 3,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	17,699	23	1,765	+ 15,934
Lung Cancers	5	16,819	32	1,076	+ 15,743
Diabetes Mellitus	6	13,886	12	5,750	+ 8,137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,565	39	741	+ 11,824
Lung Disease	8	10,813	15	4,650	+ 6,163
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,722	56	229	+ 7,492
Breast Cancer	10	7,240	22	1,822	+ 5,418
Kidney Disease	11	6,753	10	6,590	+ 163
Lymphomas	12	4,525	36	946	+ 3,579
Prostate Cancer	13	4,518	55	258	+ 4,261
Falls	14	4,413	37	905	+ 3,507
Stomach Cancer	15	4,249	26	1,501	+ 2,749
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,234	41	628	+ 3,607
Ovary Cancer	17	2,908	48	369	+ 2,539
Liver Cancer	18	2,881	40	657	+ 2,224
Bladder Cancer	19	2,831	54	272	+ 2,559
Hypertension	20	2,831	8	7,995	- 5,164
Leukemia	21	2,361	42	610	+ 1,751
Suicide	22	2,278	24	1,573	+ 705
Oral Cancer	23	2,134	27	1,467	+ 667
Liver Disease	24	1,969	16	4,600	- 2,631
Skin Disease	25	1,956	61	94	+ 1,862
Other Neoplasms	26	1,883	63	29	+ 1,854
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,872	45	527	+ 1,345
Uterin Cancer	28	1,767	53	289	+ 1,478
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,728	29	1,314	+ 414
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,629	28	1,364	+ 265
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,545	11	6,033	- 4,488
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,475	14	5,001	- 3,525
Other Injuries	33	1,396	18	3,241	- 1,846
Skin Cancers	34	1,194	59	145	+ 1,050
Low Birth Weight	35	963	5	12,631	- 11,667
Asthma	36	710	17	3,403	- 2,693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	615	25	1,505	- 890
Drug Use	38	585	51	328	+ 257
Cervical Cancer	39	380	44	541	- 161
Violence	40	377	19	3,217	- 2,840
HIV/AIDS	41	313	46	464	- 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	291	85	0	+ 291
Epilepsy	43	290	35	993	- 702
Birth Trauma	44	251	6	10,723	- 10,472
Multiple Sclerosis	45	249	62	84	+ 165
Anemia	46	243	83	0	+ 243
Alcohol	47	230	58	150	+ 80
Drownings	48	193	34	996	- 803
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	187	33	1,041	- 854
Osteoarthritis	50	182	84	0	+ 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	164	65	25	+ 138
Tuberculosis	52	134	7	9,839	- 9,705
Hepatitis C	53	111	64	28	+ 83
War	54	98	2	25,620	- 25,522
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	89	13	5,555	- 5,466
Meningitis	56	67	20	2,626	- 2,558
Schizophrenia	57	57	81	0	+ 57
Poisonings	58	44	47	384	- 340
Upper Respiratory	59	31	68	9	+ 22
Malnutrition	60	30	43	589	- 559
Hepatitis B	61	30	38	863	- 834
Fires	62	26	50	348	- 322
Appendicitis	63	26	52	298	- 273
Maternal Conditions	64	26	9	7,807	- 7,781
Encephalitis	65	9	31	1,190	- 1,181
Leishmaniasis	66	1	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Measles	73	0	49	350	- 350
Tetanus	74	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Diphtheria	75	0	67	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	17	- 17
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	60	94	- 94
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Malta

Afghanistan

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.