KENYA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	108,603	9	11,972	+ 96,630
Stroke	2	36,143	4	15,895	+ 20,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	26,368	1	22,571	+ 3,796
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	25,695	31	1,827	+ 23,868
Lung Cancers	5	24,418	47	669	+ 23,749
Diabetes Mellitus	6	20,159	14	5,651	+ 14,508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,242	32	1,477	+ 16,764
Lung Disease	8	15,698	20	4,280	+ 11,418
Pancreas Cancer	9	11,210	46	716	+ 10,494
Breast Cancer	10	10,510	25	2,658	+ 7,852
Kidney Disease	11	9,804	16	4,464	+ 5,341
Lymphomas	12	6,569	29	1,931	+ 4,638
Prostate Cancer	13	6,560	37	1,292	+ 5,268
Falls	14	6,406	33	1,465	+ 4,941
Stomach Cancer	15	6,169	28	2,010	+ 4,159
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,147	50	470	+ 5,678
Ovary Cancer	17	4,222	45	795	+ 3,427
Liver Cancer	18	4,183	34	1,351	+ 2,832
Bladder Cancer	19	4,110	57	318	+ 3,793
Hypertension	20	4,110	17	4,418	- 308
Leukemia	21	3,428	35	1,327	+ 2,101
Suicide	22	3,307	23	3,214	+ 93
Oral Cancer	23	3,099	30	1,842	+ 1,256
Liver Disease	24	2,858	7	13,405	- 10,546
Skin Disease	25	2,839	51	455	+ 2,384
Other Neoplasms	26	2,733	67	60	+ 2,673
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,718	40	1,121	+ 1,596
Uterin Cancer	28	2,565	56	323	+ 2,243
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,509	18	4,373	- 1,864
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,365	44	831	+ 1,534
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,243	6	14,883	- 12,640
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,142	12	6,115	- 3,973
Other Injuries	33	2,026	19	4,336	- 2,310
Skin Cancers	34	1,734	48	638	+ 1,096
Low Birth Weight	35	1,399	11	9,562	- 8,163
Asthma	36	1,031	26	2,300	- 1,269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	893	41	1,089	- 196
Drug Use	38	850	62	113	+ 736
Cervical Cancer	39	552	22	3,389	- 2,837
Violence	40	547	24	2,942	- 2,395
HIV/AIDS	41	455	2	20,885	- 20,430
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	422	85	0	+ 422
Epilepsy	43	421	43	832	- 411
Birth Trauma	44	364	10	9,957	- 9,593
Multiple Sclerosis	45	362	68	39	+ 323
Anemia	46	352	82	0	+ 352
Alcohol	47	334	55	355	- 21
Drownings	48	280	39	1,200	- 920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	271	53	408	- 137
Osteoarthritis	50	265	84	0	+ 265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	238	66	84	+ 154
Tuberculosis	52	195	3	19,655	- 19,461
Hepatitis C	53	160	61	152	+ 8
War	54	142	65	89	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	129	5	15,420	- 15,291
Meningitis	56	98	15	5,364	- 5,266
Schizophrenia	57	83	83	0	+ 83
Poisonings	58	64	38	1,269	- 1,205
Upper Respiratory	59	46	64	95	- 49
Malnutrition	60	43	21	4,212	- 4,169
Hepatitis B	61	43	49	522	- 479
Fires	62	38	36	1,316	- 1,278
Appendicitis	63	37	58	240	- 203
Maternal Conditions	64	37	13	5,651	- 5,614
Encephalitis	65	14	60	189	- 176
Leishmaniasis	66	1	59	194	- 193
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	70	0	54	370	- 370
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	42	1,014	- 1,014
Measles	73	0	63	103	- 103
Tetanus	74	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Diphtheria	75	0	69	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	71	9	- 9
Chlamydia	80	0	70	10	- 10
Syphilis	81	0	52	449	- 449
Otitis Media	82	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Malta

Kenya

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.