GABON VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,578	3	1,019	+ 3,559
Stroke	2	1,523	5	896	+ 627
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,111	4	966	+ 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,083	19	152	+ 932
Lung Cancers	5	1,029	29	87	+ 942
Diabetes Mellitus	6	850	6	643	+ 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	769	37	43	+ 726
Lung Disease	8	662	16	215	+ 447
Pancreas Cancer	9	473	53	21	+ 452
Breast Cancer	10	443	27	92	+ 351
Kidney Disease	11	413	12	384	+ 30
Lymphomas	12	277	49	32	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	13	276	32	80	+ 197
Falls	14	270	30	84	+ 186
Stomach Cancer	15	260	48	32	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	16	259	36	47	+ 212
Ovary Cancer	17	178	51	27	+ 151
Liver Cancer	18	176	35	53	+ 124
Bladder Cancer	19	173	43	35	+ 138
Hypertension	20	173	11	412	- 239
Leukemia	21	145	57	17	+ 128
Suicide	22	139	18	183	- 43
Oral Cancer	23	131	34	69	+ 61
Liver Disease	24	120	10	416	- 296
Skin Disease	25	120	52	22	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	26	115	64	5	+ 110
Inflammatory/Heart	27	115	24	101	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	28	108	55	19	+ 89
Oesophagus Cancer	29	106	44	35	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	30	100	25	98	+ 2
Road Traffic Accidents	31	95	8	518	- 424
Congenital Anomalies	32	90	15	285	- 195
Other Injuries	33	85	22	140	- 54
Skin Cancers	34	73	46	34	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	35	59	9	494	- 435
Asthma	36	43	28	90	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	38	41	36	+ 1
Drug Use	38	36	45	34	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	39	23	26	96	- 73
Violence	40	23	17	184	- 161
HIV/AIDS	41	19	2	1,128	- 1,109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	18	85	0	+ 18
Epilepsy	43	18	40	37	- 19
Birth Trauma	44	15	13	362	- 347
Multiple Sclerosis	45	15	67	2	+ 14
Anemia	46	15	82	0	+ 15
Alcohol	47	14	56	19	- 5
Drownings	48	12	38	42	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	11	54	20	- 8
Osteoarthritis	50	11	86	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	10	63	6	+ 4
Tuberculosis	52	8	1	1,819	- 1,811
Hepatitis C	53	7	68	1	+ 6
War	54	6	65	3	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	5	14	318	- 313
Meningitis	56	4	23	113	- 109
Schizophrenia	57	4	81	0	+ 4
Poisonings	58	3	50	28	- 25
Upper Respiratory	59	2	66	3	- 1
Malnutrition	60	2	33	78	- 76
Hepatitis B	61	2	62	7	- 5
Fires	62	2	39	39	- 37
Appendicitis	63	2	61	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	2	21	145	- 144
Encephalitis	65	1	60	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	7	540	- 540
Schistosomiasis	70	0	58	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	31	81	- 81
Measles	73	0	20	146	- 146
Tetanus	74	0	59	8	- 8
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	47	33	- 33
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Malta

Gabon

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.