LIBERIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,138	7	1,885	+ 8,253
Stroke	2	3,374	11	1,578	+ 1,796
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,461	2	2,693	- 231
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,399	29	235	+ 2,164
Lung Cancers	5	2,279	44	66	+ 2,213
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,882	15	650	+ 1,232
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,703	40	90	+ 1,613
Lung Disease	8	1,465	26	294	+ 1,172
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,046	53	38	+ 1,009
Breast Cancer	10	981	27	246	+ 736
Kidney Disease	11	915	16	609	+ 307
Lymphomas	12	613	39	93	+ 520
Prostate Cancer	13	612	25	297	+ 315
Falls	14	598	33	155	+ 443
Stomach Cancer	15	576	37	122	+ 454
Parkinson's Disease	16	574	43	72	+ 502
Ovary Cancer	17	394	47	50	+ 344
Liver Cancer	18	390	20	439	- 49
Bladder Cancer	19	384	59	19	+ 365
Hypertension	20	384	23	371	+ 13
Leukemia	21	320	58	23	+ 297
Suicide	22	309	30	220	+ 89
Oral Cancer	23	289	48	50	+ 239
Liver Disease	24	267	13	858	- 592
Skin Disease	25	265	51	41	+ 224
Other Neoplasms	26	255	62	6	+ 249
Inflammatory/Heart	27	254	38	115	+ 138
Uterin Cancer	28	239	55	28	+ 211
Oesophagus Cancer	29	234	60	16	+ 219
Endocrine Disorders	30	221	28	245	- 25
Road Traffic Accidents	31	209	5	1,920	- 1,711
Congenital Anomalies	32	200	14	833	- 633
Other Injuries	33	189	22	380	- 191
Skin Cancers	34	162	46	51	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	35	131	8	1,652	- 1,521
Asthma	36	96	31	200	- 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	83	36	126	- 43
Drug Use	38	79	50	42	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	39	51	19	474	- 422
Violence	40	51	18	477	- 426
HIV/AIDS	41	42	6	1,919	- 1,877
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	39	84	0	+ 39
Epilepsy	43	39	42	81	- 42
Birth Trauma	44	34	9	1,601	- 1,568
Multiple Sclerosis	45	34	63	4	+ 30
Anemia	46	33	83	0	+ 33
Alcohol	47	31	57	25	+ 6
Drownings	48	26	35	127	- 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	25	49	50	- 25
Osteoarthritis	50	25	85	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	22	64	4	+ 18
Tuberculosis	52	18	1	2,766	- 2,748
Hepatitis C	53	15	65	4	+ 11
War	54	13	70	1	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	12	10	1,592	- 1,580
Meningitis	56	9	17	552	- 543
Schizophrenia	57	8	80	0	+ 8
Poisonings	58	6	41	82	- 76
Upper Respiratory	59	4	67	3	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	4	24	353	- 349
Hepatitis B	61	4	52	39	- 35
Fires	62	4	34	153	- 150
Appendicitis	63	3	61	12	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	3	12	870	- 866
Encephalitis	65	1	56	27	- 26
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Schistosomiasis	70	0	45	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	32	197	- 197
Measles	73	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Tetanus	74	0	54	31	- 31
Diphtheria	75	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	4	- 4
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	21	394	- 394
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Malta

Liberia

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.