AUSTRALIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,911	1	21,548	+ 28,363
Stroke	2	16,610	3	10,331	+ 6,279
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,118	8	4,446	+ 7,672
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	11,809	2	15,588	- 3,780
Lung Cancers	5	11,222	4	8,769	+ 2,453
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,265	7	4,471	+ 4,794
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,383	6	6,209	+ 2,175
Lung Disease	8	7,214	5	8,487	- 1,273
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,152	13	3,118	+ 2,034
Breast Cancer	10	4,830	10	3,405	+ 1,425
Kidney Disease	11	4,506	12	3,139	+ 1,367
Lymphomas	12	3,019	15	3,039	- 20
Prostate Cancer	13	3,015	9	3,766	- 752
Falls	14	2,944	14	3,116	- 172
Stomach Cancer	15	2,835	27	1,288	+ 1,547
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,825	19	2,036	+ 789
Ovary Cancer	17	1,940	31	1,003	+ 938
Liver Cancer	18	1,922	20	2,036	- 114
Bladder Cancer	19	1,889	30	1,187	+ 702
Hypertension	20	1,889	23	1,631	+ 257
Leukemia	21	1,576	18	2,126	- 551
Suicide	22	1,520	11	3,150	- 1,630
Oral Cancer	23	1,424	32	972	+ 452
Liver Disease	24	1,314	26	1,421	- 108
Skin Disease	25	1,305	34	594	+ 710
Other Neoplasms	26	1,256	28	1,252	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,249	24	1,571	- 322
Uterin Cancer	28	1,179	35	524	+ 655
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,153	25	1,494	- 341
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,087	16	2,328	- 1,241
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,031	29	1,245	- 214
Congenital Anomalies	32	984	33	711	+ 274
Other Injuries	33	931	22	1,642	- 711
Skin Cancers	34	797	17	2,319	- 1,522
Low Birth Weight	35	643	43	248	+ 395
Asthma	36	474	36	455	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	410	42	276	+ 134
Drug Use	38	390	21	1,783	- 1,392
Cervical Cancer	39	254	39	342	- 88
Violence	40	252	44	243	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	41	209	57	50	+ 159
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	194	53	71	+ 123
Epilepsy	43	194	41	285	- 91
Birth Trauma	44	167	50	140	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	45	166	46	188	- 22
Anemia	46	162	49	157	+ 5
Alcohol	47	154	37	380	- 226
Drownings	48	129	47	177	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	124	38	379	- 254
Osteoarthritis	50	122	52	114	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	109	45	229	- 120
Tuberculosis	52	89	56	53	+ 37
Hepatitis C	53	74	48	173	- 99
War	54	65	65	8	+ 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	59	40	296	- 236
Meningitis	56	45	60	37	+ 8
Schizophrenia	57	38	54	64	- 26
Poisonings	58	29	61	35	- 5
Upper Respiratory	59	21	64	17	+ 4
Malnutrition	60	20	51	117	- 97
Hepatitis B	61	20	58	41	- 21
Fires	62	18	55	55	- 37
Appendicitis	63	17	62	26	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	17	63	20	- 3
Encephalitis	65	6	68	3	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Otitis Media	82	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Malta

Australia

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.