IRAN VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	164,801	1	93,308	+ 71,493
Stroke	2	54,845	2	36,730	+ 18,115
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	40,012	8	11,243	+ 28,768
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	38,991	9	11,046	+ 27,944
Lung Cancers	5	37,053	11	6,784	+ 30,269
Diabetes Mellitus	6	30,591	5	13,910	+ 16,681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	27,681	15	4,575	+ 23,106
Lung Disease	8	23,821	7	11,409	+ 12,413
Pancreas Cancer	9	17,011	29	2,418	+ 14,592
Breast Cancer	10	15,949	19	3,736	+ 12,213
Kidney Disease	11	14,878	6	11,810	+ 3,067
Lymphomas	12	9,968	23	2,882	+ 7,086
Prostate Cancer	13	9,954	21	3,583	+ 6,371
Falls	14	9,721	24	2,821	+ 6,900
Stomach Cancer	15	9,361	10	9,822	- 461
Parkinson's Disease	16	9,328	26	2,545	+ 6,783
Ovary Cancer	17	6,406	39	937	+ 5,469
Liver Cancer	18	6,347	20	3,714	+ 2,633
Bladder Cancer	19	6,237	36	1,410	+ 4,828
Hypertension	20	6,237	4	16,415	- 10,179
Leukemia	21	5,202	18	3,966	+ 1,236
Suicide	22	5,018	16	4,334	+ 684
Oral Cancer	23	4,702	45	655	+ 4,048
Liver Disease	24	4,337	12	6,637	- 2,300
Skin Disease	25	4,308	55	237	+ 4,071
Other Neoplasms	26	4,147	58	112	+ 4,036
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,124	35	1,611	+ 2,513
Uterin Cancer	28	3,892	51	355	+ 3,537
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,807	30	2,371	+ 1,436
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,589	32	2,092	+ 1,497
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,403	3	17,803	- 14,399
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,250	14	4,844	- 1,593
Other Injuries	33	3,075	17	4,048	- 973
Skin Cancers	34	2,631	47	518	+ 2,113
Low Birth Weight	35	2,122	13	4,861	- 2,738
Asthma	36	1,564	22	3,360	- 1,796
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,355	37	1,246	+ 109
Drug Use	38	1,289	31	2,242	- 953
Cervical Cancer	39	837	48	501	+ 336
Violence	40	831	27	2,535	- 1,705
HIV/AIDS	41	690	28	2,521	- 1,831
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	641	85	0	+ 641
Epilepsy	43	640	44	719	- 79
Birth Trauma	44	552	25	2,735	- 2,183
Multiple Sclerosis	45	549	50	405	+ 144
Anemia	46	534	82	0	+ 534
Alcohol	47	507	53	253	+ 255
Drownings	48	425	40	930	- 505
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	411	38	996	- 585
Osteoarthritis	50	402	84	0	+ 402
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	361	59	80	+ 280
Tuberculosis	52	295	41	882	- 587
Hepatitis C	53	243	69	1	+ 242
War	54	215	42	848	- 632
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	196	33	1,836	- 1,640
Meningitis	56	148	46	642	- 493
Schizophrenia	57	127	81	0	+ 127
Poisonings	58	97	43	816	- 719
Upper Respiratory	59	69	63	16	+ 54
Malnutrition	60	66	56	157	- 91
Hepatitis B	61	66	49	425	- 359
Fires	62	58	34	1,823	- 1,764
Appendicitis	63	57	57	155	- 98
Maternal Conditions	64	56	52	285	- 229
Encephalitis	65	21	54	246	- 225
Leishmaniasis	66	1	64	8	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	66	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	60	75	- 75
Measles	73	0	68	2	- 2
Tetanus	74	0	62	37	- 37
Diphtheria	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	80	0	65	4	- 4
Syphilis	81	0	61	52	- 52
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	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 IRAN

Malta

Iran

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.