NAMIBIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,228	5	1,221	+ 4,007
Stroke	2	1,740	4	1,333	+ 407
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,269	2	1,464	- 195
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,237	21	176	+ 1,061
Lung Cancers	5	1,175	35	59	+ 1,117
Diabetes Mellitus	6	970	7	724	+ 246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	878	36	54	+ 824
Lung Disease	8	756	10	461	+ 294
Pancreas Cancer	9	540	53	18	+ 522
Breast Cancer	10	506	24	121	+ 385
Kidney Disease	11	472	15	322	+ 150
Lymphomas	12	316	40	46	+ 270
Prostate Cancer	13	316	31	94	+ 221
Falls	14	308	34	62	+ 246
Stomach Cancer	15	297	45	33	+ 264
Parkinson's Disease	16	296	42	43	+ 253
Ovary Cancer	17	203	50	23	+ 180
Liver Cancer	18	201	41	45	+ 156
Bladder Cancer	19	198	54	16	+ 182
Hypertension	20	198	12	428	- 230
Leukemia	21	165	49	24	+ 141
Suicide	22	159	17	243	- 84
Oral Cancer	23	149	30	100	+ 49
Liver Disease	24	138	14	336	- 198
Skin Disease	25	137	47	31	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	26	132	60	8	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	27	131	22	162	- 31
Uterin Cancer	28	123	56	11	+ 112
Oesophagus Cancer	29	121	52	21	+ 100
Endocrine Disorders	30	114	33	73	+ 41
Road Traffic Accidents	31	108	6	868	- 760
Congenital Anomalies	32	103	16	283	- 180
Other Injuries	33	98	19	207	- 109
Skin Cancers	34	83	29	108	- 24
Low Birth Weight	35	67	9	516	- 449
Asthma	36	50	20	200	- 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	43	32	76	- 33
Drug Use	38	41	46	32	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	39	27	23	133	- 106
Violence	40	26	11	450	- 423
HIV/AIDS	41	22	1	2,928	- 2,907
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	20	82	0	+ 20
Epilepsy	43	20	38	49	- 29
Birth Trauma	44	18	13	345	- 327
Multiple Sclerosis	45	17	64	2	+ 15
Anemia	46	17	83	0	+ 17
Alcohol	47	16	48	28	- 12
Drownings	48	13	26	110	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	13	44	33	- 20
Osteoarthritis	50	13	81	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	11	57	9	+ 2
Tuberculosis	52	9	3	1,416	- 1,407
Hepatitis C	53	8	66	1	+ 7
War	54	7	67	0	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	6	8	645	- 639
Meningitis	56	5	27	109	- 104
Schizophrenia	57	4	86	0	+ 4
Poisonings	58	3	39	46	- 43
Upper Respiratory	59	2	61	6	- 4
Malnutrition	60	2	18	224	- 221
Hepatitis B	61	2	63	4	- 2
Fires	62	2	28	109	- 107
Appendicitis	63	2	58	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	2	25	110	- 108
Encephalitis	65	1	59	8	- 7
Leishmaniasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	51	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	70	0	55	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	37	54	- 54
Measles	73	0	65	2	- 2
Tetanus	74	0	62	6	- 6
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	43	35	- 35
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Malta

Namibia

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.