MALAYSIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,447	1	36,729	+ 27,718
Stroke	2	21,448	3	21,592	- 144
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,647	2	23,477	- 7,830
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	15,248	10	3,996	+ 11,252
Lung Cancers	5	14,490	8	4,319	+ 10,171
Diabetes Mellitus	6	11,963	9	4,107	+ 7,856
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,825	11	3,832	+ 6,993
Lung Disease	8	9,316	5	6,633	+ 2,683
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,652	32	994	+ 5,658
Breast Cancer	10	6,237	12	3,071	+ 3,166
Kidney Disease	11	5,818	6	6,629	- 811
Lymphomas	12	3,898	25	1,321	+ 2,577
Prostate Cancer	13	3,893	33	903	+ 2,989
Falls	14	3,802	18	1,855	+ 1,947
Stomach Cancer	15	3,661	21	1,441	+ 2,219
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,648	28	1,106	+ 2,542
Ovary Cancer	17	2,505	35	827	+ 1,678
Liver Cancer	18	2,482	16	1,984	+ 498
Bladder Cancer	19	2,439	39	467	+ 1,972
Hypertension	20	2,439	38	649	+ 1,790
Leukemia	21	2,034	23	1,412	+ 622
Suicide	22	1,962	19	1,823	+ 139
Oral Cancer	23	1,839	17	1,865	- 26
Liver Disease	24	1,696	7	5,125	- 3,429
Skin Disease	25	1,685	15	2,066	- 381
Other Neoplasms	26	1,622	48	265	+ 1,357
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,613	27	1,214	+ 399
Uterin Cancer	28	1,522	43	352	+ 1,170
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,489	41	435	+ 1,054
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,404	37	809	+ 594
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,331	4	7,181	- 5,851
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,271	24	1,403	- 132
Other Injuries	33	1,202	14	2,222	- 1,020
Skin Cancers	34	1,029	50	247	+ 782
Low Birth Weight	35	830	29	1,020	- 190
Asthma	36	612	30	1,013	- 402
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	530	22	1,424	- 894
Drug Use	38	504	45	322	+ 182
Cervical Cancer	39	327	31	1,010	- 683
Violence	40	325	34	869	- 544
HIV/AIDS	41	270	13	2,679	- 2,409
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	251	81	0	+ 251
Epilepsy	43	250	52	226	+ 25
Birth Trauma	44	216	42	359	- 143
Multiple Sclerosis	45	215	59	30	+ 184
Anemia	46	209	86	0	+ 209
Alcohol	47	198	55	181	+ 18
Drownings	48	166	36	820	- 653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	161	51	246	- 85
Osteoarthritis	50	157	80	0	+ 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	141	60	27	+ 114
Tuberculosis	52	115	26	1,227	- 1,112
Hepatitis C	53	95	64	6	+ 90
War	54	84	63	11	+ 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	77	20	1,773	- 1,696
Meningitis	56	58	46	301	- 243
Schizophrenia	57	50	83	0	+ 50
Poisonings	58	38	53	211	- 173
Upper Respiratory	59	27	65	5	+ 22
Malnutrition	60	26	49	249	- 223
Hepatitis B	61	26	54	206	- 180
Fires	62	23	44	336	- 313
Appendicitis	63	22	58	71	- 49
Maternal Conditions	64	22	56	167	- 145
Encephalitis	65	8	40	452	- 444
Leishmaniasis	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	57	80	- 80
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	61	21	- 21
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	79	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	68	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	62	19	- 19
Otitis Media	82	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Malta

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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.