BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,083	1	9,201	- 2,118
Stroke	2	2,357	2	7,871	- 5,514
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,720	17	440	+ 1,280
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,676	6	1,144	+ 532
Lung Cancers	5	1,592	4	2,076	- 484
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,315	3	2,406	- 1,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,190	7	998	+ 191
Lung Disease	8	1,024	5	1,163	- 139
Pancreas Cancer	9	731	15	463	+ 268
Breast Cancer	10	685	13	528	+ 158
Kidney Disease	11	639	9	689	- 50
Lymphomas	12	428	24	184	+ 244
Prostate Cancer	13	428	18	413	+ 15
Falls	14	418	21	267	+ 151
Stomach Cancer	15	402	12	532	- 130
Parkinson's Disease	16	401	20	341	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	17	275	25	182	+ 93
Liver Cancer	18	273	14	480	- 207
Bladder Cancer	19	268	22	232	+ 36
Hypertension	20	268	11	546	- 278
Leukemia	21	224	23	186	+ 37
Suicide	22	216	19	361	- 145
Oral Cancer	23	202	27	146	+ 56
Liver Disease	24	186	10	613	- 427
Skin Disease	25	185	47	21	+ 164
Other Neoplasms	26	178	45	23	+ 156
Inflammatory/Heart	27	177	8	874	- 697
Uterin Cancer	28	167	33	92	+ 75
Oesophagus Cancer	29	164	31	110	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	30	154	39	53	+ 101
Road Traffic Accidents	31	146	16	446	- 300
Congenital Anomalies	32	140	35	69	+ 71
Other Injuries	33	132	26	157	- 25
Skin Cancers	34	113	28	133	- 20
Low Birth Weight	35	91	41	48	+ 43
Asthma	36	67	37	60	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	58	30	121	- 63
Drug Use	38	55	44	25	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	39	36	29	132	- 96
Violence	40	36	40	49	- 13
HIV/AIDS	41	30	70	0	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	28	80	0	+ 28
Epilepsy	43	27	36	60	- 33
Birth Trauma	44	24	49	14	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	45	24	46	22	+ 2
Anemia	46	23	86	0	+ 23
Alcohol	47	22	34	90	- 68
Drownings	48	18	42	48	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	18	43	36	- 19
Osteoarthritis	50	17	81	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	15	48	19	- 4
Tuberculosis	52	13	32	93	- 81
Hepatitis C	53	10	65	0	+ 10
War	54	9	62	0	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	8	54	8	+ 0
Meningitis	56	6	53	10	- 3
Schizophrenia	57	5	83	0	+ 5
Poisonings	58	4	50	13	- 9
Upper Respiratory	59	3	63	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	60	3	57	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	3	56	3	+ 0
Fires	62	3	38	54	- 52
Appendicitis	63	2	52	11	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	2	58	2	- 0
Encephalitis	65	1	51	13	- 12
Leishmaniasis	66	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	59	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	55	5	- 5
Tetanus	74	0	60	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Malta

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.