FINLAND VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,491	2	9,831	+ 660
Stroke	2	3,491	3	4,115	- 624
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,547	21	436	+ 2,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,482	1	11,120	- 8,638
Lung Cancers	5	2,359	4	2,312	+ 47
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,947	22	418	+ 1,530
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,762	6	1,433	+ 329
Lung Disease	8	1,516	8	1,289	+ 227
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,083	9	1,247	- 164
Breast Cancer	10	1,015	12	948	+ 67
Kidney Disease	11	947	26	342	+ 605
Lymphomas	12	635	14	851	- 216
Prostate Cancer	13	634	11	970	- 337
Falls	14	619	7	1,325	- 706
Stomach Cancer	15	596	19	447	+ 149
Parkinson's Disease	16	594	13	853	- 259
Ovary Cancer	17	408	25	344	+ 63
Liver Cancer	18	404	16	545	- 141
Bladder Cancer	19	397	28	308	+ 89
Hypertension	20	397	5	2,030	- 1,633
Leukemia	21	331	24	371	- 40
Suicide	22	319	15	846	- 527
Oral Cancer	23	299	34	207	+ 92
Liver Disease	24	276	10	1,068	- 792
Skin Disease	25	274	47	27	+ 247
Other Neoplasms	26	264	23	377	- 113
Inflammatory/Heart	27	263	17	518	- 256
Uterin Cancer	28	248	32	225	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	29	242	27	320	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	30	228	31	257	- 28
Road Traffic Accidents	31	217	33	215	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	32	207	35	192	+ 15
Other Injuries	33	196	20	437	- 241
Skin Cancers	34	167	29	297	- 130
Low Birth Weight	35	135	48	26	+ 109
Asthma	36	100	40	85	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	86	36	151	- 65
Drug Use	38	82	30	269	- 187
Cervical Cancer	39	53	44	62	- 9
Violence	40	53	43	64	- 11
HIV/AIDS	41	44	59	6	+ 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	41	53	11	+ 30
Epilepsy	43	41	38	104	- 63
Birth Trauma	44	35	56	8	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	45	35	42	80	- 45
Anemia	46	34	58	6	+ 28
Alcohol	47	32	18	464	- 432
Drownings	48	27	37	106	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	26	50	19	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	50	26	51	17	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	23	41	83	- 60
Tuberculosis	52	19	46	32	- 13
Hepatitis C	53	15	60	5	+ 11
War	54	14	65	1	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	12	52	15	- 3
Meningitis	56	9	55	9	+ 0
Schizophrenia	57	8	39	93	- 85
Poisonings	58	6	49	25	- 19
Upper Respiratory	59	4	62	2	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	4	57	7	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	4	63	2	+ 3
Fires	62	4	45	62	- 58
Appendicitis	63	4	54	10	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	4	64	2	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Malta

Finland

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.