BELARUS VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,716	1	53,186	- 35,470
Stroke	2	5,896	2	16,393	- 10,497
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,301	15	1,086	+ 3,215
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	4,191	3	3,530	+ 661
Lung Cancers	5	3,983	4	2,950	+ 1,033
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,288	30	373	+ 2,916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,976	5	2,886	+ 89
Lung Disease	8	2,561	7	2,208	+ 353
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,829	13	1,171	+ 658
Breast Cancer	10	1,714	12	1,230	+ 484
Kidney Disease	11	1,599	26	480	+ 1,119
Lymphomas	12	1,072	20	672	+ 400
Prostate Cancer	13	1,070	17	936	+ 134
Falls	14	1,045	16	952	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	15	1,006	10	1,690	- 684
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,003	21	621	+ 381
Ovary Cancer	17	689	27	429	+ 260
Liver Cancer	18	682	32	363	+ 319
Bladder Cancer	19	671	35	295	+ 375
Hypertension	20	670	31	367	+ 303
Leukemia	21	559	23	554	+ 5
Suicide	22	539	9	2,004	- 1,465
Oral Cancer	23	505	18	901	- 395
Liver Disease	24	466	8	2,078	- 1,612
Skin Disease	25	463	51	31	+ 432
Other Neoplasms	26	446	48	52	+ 394
Inflammatory/Heart	27	443	11	1,361	- 917
Uterin Cancer	28	418	28	391	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	29	409	25	493	- 84
Endocrine Disorders	30	386	43	141	+ 245
Road Traffic Accidents	31	366	19	722	- 356
Congenital Anomalies	32	349	41	202	+ 147
Other Injuries	33	331	14	1,099	- 768
Skin Cancers	34	283	36	272	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	35	228	47	64	+ 164
Asthma	36	168	44	122	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	146	40	235	- 90
Drug Use	38	139	29	389	- 250
Cervical Cancer	39	90	34	303	- 213
Violence	40	89	38	255	- 166
HIV/AIDS	41	74	42	167	- 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	69	85	0	+ 69
Epilepsy	43	69	45	116	- 47
Birth Trauma	44	59	52	25	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	45	59	49	42	+ 17
Anemia	46	57	83	0	+ 57
Alcohol	47	55	6	2,761	- 2,706
Drownings	48	46	24	543	- 498
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	44	39	239	- 195
Osteoarthritis	50	43	84	0	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	39	55	15	+ 24
Tuberculosis	52	32	37	269	- 237
Hepatitis C	53	26	62	1	+ 26
War	54	23	59	3	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	21	57	13	+ 8
Meningitis	56	16	50	36	- 20
Schizophrenia	57	14	80	0	+ 14
Poisonings	58	10	33	311	- 301
Upper Respiratory	59	7	58	5	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	7	53	22	- 15
Hepatitis B	61	7	56	14	- 7
Fires	62	6	22	620	- 614
Appendicitis	63	6	54	20	- 14
Maternal Conditions	64	6	60	2	+ 4
Encephalitis	65	2	46	93	- 91
Leishmaniasis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	63	1	- 1
Otitis Media	82	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Malta

Belarus

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.