LESOTHO VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,153	5	2,101	+ 2,052
Stroke	2	1,382	3	2,817	- 1,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,008	2	3,214	- 2,206
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	983	29	194	+ 788
Lung Cancers	5	934	43	51	+ 883
Diabetes Mellitus	6	771	6	2,000	- 1,229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	698	48	40	+ 658
Lung Disease	8	600	9	1,102	- 502
Pancreas Cancer	9	429	58	12	+ 417
Breast Cancer	10	402	34	97	+ 305
Kidney Disease	11	375	10	1,015	- 640
Lymphomas	12	251	36	78	+ 173
Prostate Cancer	13	251	35	81	+ 170
Falls	14	245	31	128	+ 117
Stomach Cancer	15	236	60	11	+ 225
Parkinson's Disease	16	235	41	55	+ 180
Ovary Cancer	17	161	53	24	+ 137
Liver Cancer	18	160	39	71	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	19	157	61	10	+ 148
Hypertension	20	157	11	990	- 833
Leukemia	21	131	49	39	+ 92
Suicide	22	126	7	1,539	- 1,413
Oral Cancer	23	119	42	52	+ 67
Liver Disease	24	109	14	792	- 683
Skin Disease	25	109	40	70	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	26	105	62	9	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	27	104	23	305	- 201
Uterin Cancer	28	98	54	23	+ 75
Oesophagus Cancer	29	96	37	73	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	30	90	27	235	- 144
Road Traffic Accidents	31	86	16	678	- 593
Congenital Anomalies	32	82	19	389	- 307
Other Injuries	33	77	18	533	- 455
Skin Cancers	34	66	46	46	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	35	53	12	957	- 903
Asthma	36	39	17	678	- 638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	34	25	279	- 245
Drug Use	38	32	50	32	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	39	21	20	372	- 351
Violence	40	21	13	924	- 903
HIV/AIDS	41	17	1	4,767	- 4,750
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	16	85	0	+ 16
Epilepsy	43	16	30	143	- 127
Birth Trauma	44	14	15	717	- 703
Multiple Sclerosis	45	14	63	6	+ 8
Anemia	46	13	83	0	+ 13
Alcohol	47	13	38	71	- 58
Drownings	48	11	28	200	- 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10	32	126	- 115
Osteoarthritis	50	10	84	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	9	56	18	- 9
Tuberculosis	52	7	8	1,208	- 1,201
Hepatitis C	53	6	64	2	+ 4
War	54	5	68	0	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	5	4	2,354	- 2,349
Meningitis	56	4	22	318	- 314
Schizophrenia	57	3	81	0	+ 3
Poisonings	58	2	33	111	- 109
Upper Respiratory	59	2	55	18	- 16
Malnutrition	60	2	21	357	- 356
Hepatitis B	61	2	51	27	- 25
Fires	62	1	26	269	- 267
Appendicitis	63	1	52	25	- 23
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	292	- 291
Encephalitis	65	1	57	14	- 13
Leishmaniasis	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	44	51	- 51
Measles	73	0	59	12	- 12
Tetanus	74	0	47	45	- 45
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	65	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	45	50	- 50
Otitis Media	82	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Malta

Lesotho

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.