ERITREA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,829	4	2,154	+ 9,675
Stroke	2	3,936	2	2,564	+ 1,372
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,872	1	3,277	- 405
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,799	24	310	+ 2,489
Lung Cancers	5	2,659	46	62	+ 2,598
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,196	7	944	+ 1,251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,987	35	113	+ 1,874
Lung Disease	8	1,710	9	662	+ 1,048
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,221	58	20	+ 1,201
Breast Cancer	10	1,145	23	311	+ 833
Kidney Disease	11	1,068	12	578	+ 490
Lymphomas	12	715	28	147	+ 569
Prostate Cancer	13	714	47	54	+ 660
Falls	14	698	26	168	+ 530
Stomach Cancer	15	672	48	48	+ 624
Parkinson's Disease	16	670	37	85	+ 585
Ovary Cancer	17	460	40	79	+ 380
Liver Cancer	18	456	45	69	+ 386
Bladder Cancer	19	448	51	42	+ 406
Hypertension	20	448	8	926	- 478
Leukemia	21	373	29	144	+ 229
Suicide	22	360	21	382	- 22
Oral Cancer	23	337	44	71	+ 266
Liver Disease	24	311	6	1,215	- 903
Skin Disease	25	309	50	45	+ 265
Other Neoplasms	26	298	66	6	+ 292
Inflammatory/Heart	27	296	32	123	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	28	279	61	18	+ 262
Oesophagus Cancer	29	273	39	81	+ 192
Endocrine Disorders	30	258	43	71	+ 186
Road Traffic Accidents	31	244	5	1,326	- 1,082
Congenital Anomalies	32	233	18	432	- 199
Other Injuries	33	221	15	540	- 319
Skin Cancers	34	189	56	30	+ 159
Low Birth Weight	35	152	16	531	- 379
Asthma	36	112	22	326	- 214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	97	27	147	- 50
Drug Use	38	93	53	36	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	39	60	30	132	- 72
Violence	40	60	20	384	- 325
HIV/AIDS	41	50	25	308	- 258
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	46	84	0	+ 46
Epilepsy	43	46	38	81	- 36
Birth Trauma	44	40	11	616	- 577
Multiple Sclerosis	45	39	67	4	+ 36
Anemia	46	38	81	0	+ 38
Alcohol	47	36	49	45	- 9
Drownings	48	31	33	118	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	29	41	77	- 47
Osteoarthritis	50	29	85	0	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	26	64	12	+ 14
Tuberculosis	52	21	14	543	- 522
Hepatitis C	53	17	65	6	+ 11
War	54	15	71	0	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	14	3	2,292	- 2,278
Meningitis	56	11	19	404	- 394
Schizophrenia	57	9	83	0	+ 9
Poisonings	58	7	34	114	- 107
Upper Respiratory	59	5	60	18	- 13
Malnutrition	60	5	10	660	- 655
Hepatitis B	61	5	57	28	- 23
Fires	62	4	31	132	- 128
Appendicitis	63	4	55	31	- 27
Maternal Conditions	64	4	13	544	- 540
Encephalitis	65	1	62	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	66	0	59	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	17	437	- 437
Schistosomiasis	70	0	42	73	- 73
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	36	90	- 90
Measles	73	0	63	13	- 13
Tetanus	74	0	52	37	- 37
Diphtheria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	54	35	- 35
Otitis Media	82	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	83	0	78	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 ERITREA

Malta

Eritrea

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.