MEXICO VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	243,769	1	116,238	+ 127,532
Stroke	2	81,126	4	39,790	+ 41,336
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	59,185	8	24,816	+ 34,369
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	57,674	30	3,447	+ 54,227
Lung Cancers	5	54,808	17	7,349	+ 47,458
Diabetes Mellitus	6	45,249	2	86,110	- 40,860
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	40,945	20	6,871	+ 34,074
Lung Disease	8	35,236	7	29,123	+ 6,113
Pancreas Cancer	9	25,162	27	4,510	+ 20,652
Breast Cancer	10	23,591	16	7,380	+ 16,211
Kidney Disease	11	22,007	3	44,622	- 22,615
Lymphomas	12	14,744	24	4,961	+ 9,783
Prostate Cancer	13	14,724	15	7,494	+ 7,230
Falls	14	14,379	35	2,628	+ 11,751
Stomach Cancer	15	13,846	19	6,939	+ 6,908
Parkinson's Disease	16	13,798	43	1,567	+ 12,231
Ovary Cancer	17	9,476	34	2,649	+ 6,827
Liver Cancer	18	9,389	21	6,817	+ 2,572
Bladder Cancer	19	9,226	48	1,272	+ 7,954
Hypertension	20	9,225	9	17,806	- 8,581
Leukemia	21	7,695	25	4,830	+ 2,865
Suicide	22	7,423	22	6,772	+ 651
Oral Cancer	23	6,955	46	1,355	+ 5,600
Liver Disease	24	6,416	6	29,838	- 23,422
Skin Disease	25	6,372	31	3,029	+ 3,344
Other Neoplasms	26	6,135	23	6,204	- 70
Inflammatory/Heart	27	6,100	41	1,866	+ 4,234
Uterin Cancer	28	5,758	50	902	+ 4,856
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,631	49	1,252	+ 4,379
Endocrine Disorders	30	5,309	12	11,310	- 6,001
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,034	10	16,303	- 11,269
Congenital Anomalies	32	4,808	13	10,457	- 5,649
Other Injuries	33	4,548	11	12,175	- 7,627
Skin Cancers	34	3,892	40	1,909	+ 1,983
Low Birth Weight	35	3,139	18	7,163	- 4,023
Asthma	36	2,314	47	1,342	+ 971
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,004	33	2,734	- 730
Drug Use	38	1,907	44	1,470	+ 437
Cervical Cancer	39	1,238	26	4,787	- 3,549
Violence	40	1,229	5	32,450	- 31,222
HIV/AIDS	41	1,021	28	4,128	- 3,107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	948	51	894	+ 54
Epilepsy	43	946	39	1,912	- 966
Birth Trauma	44	817	36	2,552	- 1,735
Multiple Sclerosis	45	812	60	295	+ 516
Anemia	46	790	37	2,182	- 1,392
Alcohol	47	751	32	2,945	- 2,195
Drownings	48	629	42	1,799	- 1,169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	608	52	859	- 251
Osteoarthritis	50	594	59	305	+ 290
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	533	45	1,415	- 882
Tuberculosis	52	437	38	1,943	- 1,506
Hepatitis C	53	360	55	625	- 265
War	54	319	66	112	+ 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	290	29	3,476	- 3,186
Meningitis	56	220	58	357	- 138
Schizophrenia	57	187	63	127	+ 60
Poisonings	58	143	57	531	- 388
Upper Respiratory	59	102	64	127	- 24
Malnutrition	60	97	14	7,552	- 7,454
Hepatitis B	61	97	61	210	- 113
Fires	62	86	56	604	- 517
Appendicitis	63	84	53	774	- 690
Maternal Conditions	64	83	54	750	- 666
Encephalitis	65	30	62	140	- 110
Leishmaniasis	66	2	76	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	69	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	2	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	70	21	- 21
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	10	- 10
Diphtheria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	67	30	- 30
Ascariasis	79	0	72	5	- 5
Chlamydia	80	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	73	5	- 5
Otitis Media	82	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	83	0	75	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Malta

Mexico

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.