EQU. GUINEA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,348	7	419	+ 2,930
Stroke	2	1,114	6	437	+ 677
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	813	2	913	- 100
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	792	29	55	+ 737
Lung Cancers	5	753	41	27	+ 726
Diabetes Mellitus	6	622	11	299	+ 322
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	562	40	29	+ 534
Lung Disease	8	484	20	120	+ 364
Pancreas Cancer	9	346	55	11	+ 334
Breast Cancer	10	324	24	84	+ 240
Kidney Disease	11	302	14	198	+ 104
Lymphomas	12	203	45	19	+ 183
Prostate Cancer	13	202	35	43	+ 159
Falls	14	198	32	46	+ 152
Stomach Cancer	15	190	49	16	+ 175
Parkinson's Disease	16	190	46	18	+ 172
Ovary Cancer	17	130	52	13	+ 117
Liver Cancer	18	129	34	43	+ 86
Bladder Cancer	19	127	56	9	+ 118
Hypertension	20	127	16	165	- 38
Leukemia	21	106	61	4	+ 102
Suicide	22	102	22	107	- 5
Oral Cancer	23	96	37	35	+ 61
Liver Disease	24	88	13	199	- 111
Skin Disease	25	88	51	13	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	26	84	63	3	+ 81
Inflammatory/Heart	27	84	27	63	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	28	79	58	8	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	29	77	54	12	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	30	73	25	73	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	31	69	8	368	- 299
Congenital Anomalies	32	66	12	249	- 183
Other Injuries	33	62	23	105	- 43
Skin Cancers	34	53	48	16	+ 37
Low Birth Weight	35	43	4	457	- 414
Asthma	36	32	26	65	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	28	43	22	+ 6
Drug Use	38	26	30	50	- 24
Cervical Cancer	39	17	28	56	- 39
Violence	40	17	33	45	- 28
HIV/AIDS	41	14	1	1,838	- 1,824
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	13	82	0	+ 13
Epilepsy	43	13	38	32	- 19
Birth Trauma	44	11	5	441	- 430
Multiple Sclerosis	45	11	67	1	+ 10
Anemia	46	11	85	0	+ 11
Alcohol	47	10	53	12	- 2
Drownings	48	9	36	39	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	8	50	14	- 6
Osteoarthritis	50	8	81	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	62	4	+ 4
Tuberculosis	52	6	10	321	- 315
Hepatitis C	53	5	69	0	+ 5
War	54	4	71	0	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	4	9	349	- 345
Meningitis	56	3	19	127	- 124
Schizophrenia	57	3	86	0	+ 3
Poisonings	58	2	44	21	- 19
Upper Respiratory	59	1	66	2	- 0
Malnutrition	60	1	31	48	- 47
Hepatitis B	61	1	65	3	- 2
Fires	62	1	39	30	- 29
Appendicitis	63	1	59	6	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	1	17	139	- 138
Encephalitis	65	0	57	8	- 7
Leishmaniasis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	3	668	- 668
Schistosomiasis	70	0	60	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	21	109	- 109
Measles	73	0	15	181	- 181
Tetanus	74	0	42	23	- 23
Diphtheria	75	0	64	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	18	134	- 134
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Malta

Equ. Guinea

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.