FIJI VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,774	2	1,481	+ 293
Stroke	2	590	3	583	+ 8
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	431	5	228	+ 202
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	420	19	63	+ 357
Lung Cancers	5	399	22	48	+ 351
Diabetes Mellitus	6	329	1	1,628	- 1,299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	298	24	45	+ 253
Lung Disease	8	256	9	141	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	9	183	38	21	+ 162
Breast Cancer	10	172	8	162	+ 9
Kidney Disease	11	160	4	277	- 117
Lymphomas	12	107	35	27	+ 80
Prostate Cancer	13	107	25	41	+ 67
Falls	14	105	36	27	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	15	101	37	23	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	16	100	26	40	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	17	69	32	29	+ 40
Liver Cancer	18	68	18	68	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	19	67	50	8	+ 59
Hypertension	20	67	7	170	- 103
Leukemia	21	56	30	31	+ 25
Suicide	22	54	16	80	- 26
Oral Cancer	23	51	46	13	+ 38
Liver Disease	24	47	15	82	- 35
Skin Disease	25	46	41	19	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	26	45	53	3	+ 41
Inflammatory/Heart	27	44	23	45	- 1
Uterin Cancer	28	42	39	20	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	29	41	42	18	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	30	39	34	28	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	31	37	11	120	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	32	35	10	129	- 94
Other Injuries	33	33	17	77	- 44
Skin Cancers	34	28	61	1	+ 28
Low Birth Weight	35	23	14	86	- 63
Asthma	36	17	6	226	- 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	15	29	34	- 19
Drug Use	38	14	52	4	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	39	9	13	86	- 77
Violence	40	9	40	19	- 11
HIV/AIDS	41	7	31	30	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	7	84	0	+ 7
Epilepsy	43	7	44	16	- 9
Birth Trauma	44	6	28	36	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	45	6	60	1	+ 5
Anemia	46	6	82	0	+ 6
Alcohol	47	5	57	2	+ 4
Drownings	48	5	21	60	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	20	62	- 58
Osteoarthritis	50	4	85	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	62	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	52	3	27	39	- 36
Hepatitis C	53	3	65	0	+ 2
War	54	2	66	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	2	12	96	- 94
Meningitis	56	2	43	17	- 16
Schizophrenia	57	1	81	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	1	56	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	1	69	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	60	1	45	14	- 14
Hepatitis B	61	1	59	1	- 0
Fires	62	1	33	28	- 27
Appendicitis	63	1	54	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	49	9	- 8
Encephalitis	65	0	51	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	48	10	- 10
Measles	73	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	55	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	47	11	- 11
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Malta

Fiji

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.