ITALY VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,671	1	97,116	+ 16,555
Stroke	2	37,829	2	62,633	- 24,804
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,598	9	16,339	+ 11,260
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	26,894	3	41,445	- 14,551
Lung Cancers	5	25,557	4	34,152	- 8,595
Diabetes Mellitus	6	21,100	8	19,836	+ 1,264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	19,093	7	21,254	- 2,161
Lung Disease	8	16,431	5	32,382	- 15,952
Pancreas Cancer	9	11,733	13	12,095	- 361
Breast Cancer	10	11,001	10	13,868	- 2,867
Kidney Disease	11	10,262	11	12,726	- 2,464
Lymphomas	12	6,875	16	9,670	- 2,795
Prostate Cancer	13	6,866	20	8,409	- 1,543
Falls	14	6,705	25	4,222	+ 2,483
Stomach Cancer	15	6,457	14	10,252	- 3,796
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,434	19	8,428	- 1,993
Ovary Cancer	17	4,419	28	3,282	+ 1,137
Liver Cancer	18	4,378	17	9,620	- 5,242
Bladder Cancer	19	4,302	22	6,711	- 2,408
Hypertension	20	4,302	6	29,931	- 25,630
Leukemia	21	3,588	21	6,728	- 3,140
Suicide	22	3,461	26	4,042	- 580
Oral Cancer	23	3,243	27	3,343	- 100
Liver Disease	24	2,992	23	5,559	- 2,568
Skin Disease	25	2,971	38	1,440	+ 1,532
Other Neoplasms	26	2,861	15	9,984	- 7,123
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,844	24	5,531	- 2,687
Uterin Cancer	28	2,685	33	2,198	+ 487
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,626	34	2,045	+ 580
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,476	18	8,431	- 5,955
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,347	30	3,221	- 873
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,242	37	1,443	+ 799
Other Injuries	33	2,121	12	12,112	- 9,991
Skin Cancers	34	1,815	29	3,239	- 1,424
Low Birth Weight	35	1,464	51	357	+ 1,106
Asthma	36	1,079	47	494	+ 585
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	935	43	690	+ 245
Drug Use	38	889	45	654	+ 235
Cervical Cancer	39	577	40	1,154	- 576
Violence	40	573	50	409	+ 164
HIV/AIDS	41	476	46	520	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	442	57	241	+ 201
Epilepsy	43	441	39	1,337	- 895
Birth Trauma	44	381	59	140	+ 241
Multiple Sclerosis	45	378	44	677	- 298
Anemia	46	369	35	1,672	- 1,304
Alcohol	47	350	55	277	+ 73
Drownings	48	293	52	344	- 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	283	32	2,216	- 1,932
Osteoarthritis	50	277	48	481	- 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	249	42	701	- 453
Tuberculosis	52	204	53	336	- 132
Hepatitis C	53	168	31	2,451	- 2,283
War	54	149	66	6	+ 142
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	135	36	1,622	- 1,487
Meningitis	56	102	60	128	- 25
Schizophrenia	57	87	49	424	- 337
Poisonings	58	67	58	154	- 87
Upper Respiratory	59	48	64	20	+ 28
Malnutrition	60	45	41	775	- 730
Hepatitis B	61	45	54	334	- 289
Fires	62	40	56	271	- 231
Appendicitis	63	39	61	49	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	39	67	6	+ 33
Encephalitis	65	14	68	5	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	66	1	70	3	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	69	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	63	22	- 22
Diphtheria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	82	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Malta

Italy

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.