MADAGASCAR VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,916	3	12,388	+ 42,527
Stroke	2	18,276	1	17,964	+ 312
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,333	2	14,605	- 1,272
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	12,993	26	1,120	+ 11,872
Lung Cancers	5	12,347	55	147	+ 12,200
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,194	16	3,278	+ 6,916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,224	39	606	+ 8,618
Lung Disease	8	7,938	14	3,957	+ 3,981
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,668	61	80	+ 5,588
Breast Cancer	10	5,315	37	629	+ 4,686
Kidney Disease	11	4,958	22	2,202	+ 2,756
Lymphomas	12	3,321	34	675	+ 2,647
Prostate Cancer	13	3,317	29	996	+ 2,321
Falls	14	3,239	36	653	+ 2,586
Stomach Cancer	15	3,119	47	368	+ 2,752
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,108	49	266	+ 2,843
Ovary Cancer	17	2,135	57	135	+ 2,000
Liver Cancer	18	2,115	30	933	+ 1,182
Bladder Cancer	19	2,078	48	286	+ 1,793
Hypertension	20	2,078	8	6,208	- 4,130
Leukemia	21	1,734	45	401	+ 1,332
Suicide	22	1,672	24	1,476	+ 197
Oral Cancer	23	1,567	32	697	+ 870
Liver Disease	24	1,445	12	4,803	- 3,358
Skin Disease	25	1,436	51	187	+ 1,248
Other Neoplasms	26	1,382	65	24	+ 1,358
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,374	28	1,046	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	28	1,297	59	95	+ 1,202
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,268	27	1,080	+ 188
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,196	44	463	+ 733
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,134	7	7,880	- 6,746
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,083	15	3,380	- 2,297
Other Injuries	33	1,025	21	2,359	- 1,335
Skin Cancers	34	877	43	467	+ 410
Low Birth Weight	35	707	10	5,353	- 4,645
Asthma	36	521	19	2,507	- 1,986
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	452	42	495	- 44
Drug Use	38	430	62	58	+ 371
Cervical Cancer	39	279	17	3,028	- 2,749
Violence	40	277	23	1,749	- 1,472
HIV/AIDS	41	230	25	1,341	- 1,112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	214	84	0	+ 214
Epilepsy	43	213	46	385	- 171
Birth Trauma	44	184	11	5,347	- 5,163
Multiple Sclerosis	45	183	66	18	+ 165
Anemia	46	178	83	0	+ 178
Alcohol	47	169	53	161	+ 8
Drownings	48	142	31	825	- 683
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	137	38	627	- 490
Osteoarthritis	50	134	85	0	+ 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	120	64	47	+ 73
Tuberculosis	52	98	4	11,606	- 11,507
Hepatitis C	53	81	67	16	+ 65
War	54	72	54	155	- 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	65	5	11,085	- 11,020
Meningitis	56	49	20	2,391	- 2,341
Schizophrenia	57	42	81	0	+ 42
Poisonings	58	32	40	571	- 539
Upper Respiratory	59	23	63	49	- 26
Malnutrition	60	22	13	4,236	- 4,214
Hepatitis B	61	22	58	98	- 76
Fires	62	19	35	661	- 642
Appendicitis	63	19	56	147	- 128
Maternal Conditions	64	19	18	2,776	- 2,757
Encephalitis	65	7	60	94	- 87
Leishmaniasis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Schistosomiasis	70	0	50	260	- 260
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	41	519	- 519
Measles	73	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Tetanus	74	0	52	186	- 186
Diphtheria	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	5	- 5
Chlamydia	80	0	69	7	- 7
Syphilis	81	0	33	680	- 680
Otitis Media	82	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	83	0	75	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 MADAGASCAR

Malta

Madagascar

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.