NETHERLANDS VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,137	2	17,601	+ 15,537
Stroke	2	11,028	4	9,707	+ 1,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,045	7	4,946	+ 3,099
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	7,840	1	18,148	- 10,308
Lung Cancers	5	7,450	3	10,980	- 3,529
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,151	14	2,386	+ 3,765
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,566	6	5,829	- 263
Lung Disease	8	4,790	5	9,567	- 4,777
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,420	11	2,995	+ 425
Breast Cancer	10	3,207	9	3,535	- 328
Kidney Disease	11	2,992	12	2,530	+ 461
Lymphomas	12	2,004	13	2,511	- 507
Prostate Cancer	13	2,002	10	3,265	- 1,263
Falls	14	1,955	8	4,131	- 2,176
Stomach Cancer	15	1,882	22	1,361	+ 521
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,876	16	2,120	- 244
Ovary Cancer	17	1,288	25	1,067	+ 221
Liver Cancer	18	1,276	24	1,163	+ 113
Bladder Cancer	19	1,254	21	1,471	- 217
Hypertension	20	1,254	29	818	+ 436
Leukemia	21	1,046	20	1,578	- 532
Suicide	22	1,009	17	2,025	- 1,016
Oral Cancer	23	945	30	768	+ 178
Liver Disease	24	872	28	936	- 64
Skin Disease	25	866	36	295	+ 571
Other Neoplasms	26	834	18	1,831	- 997
Inflammatory/Heart	27	829	23	1,201	- 372
Uterin Cancer	28	783	34	566	+ 216
Oesophagus Cancer	29	765	15	2,145	- 1,380
Endocrine Disorders	30	722	26	1,055	- 333
Road Traffic Accidents	31	684	31	681	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	32	654	35	544	+ 110
Other Injuries	33	618	19	1,648	- 1,030
Skin Cancers	34	529	27	1,024	- 495
Low Birth Weight	35	427	45	167	+ 259
Asthma	36	315	46	165	+ 149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	272	47	130	+ 142
Drug Use	38	259	42	231	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	39	168	39	266	- 98
Violence	40	167	48	107	+ 60
HIV/AIDS	41	139	55	33	+ 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	129	54	42	+ 87
Epilepsy	43	129	38	289	- 160
Birth Trauma	44	111	52	74	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	45	110	37	295	- 184
Anemia	46	107	40	249	- 142
Alcohol	47	102	32	612	- 510
Drownings	48	86	49	98	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	83	41	238	- 155
Osteoarthritis	50	81	43	220	- 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	72	44	214	- 142
Tuberculosis	52	59	56	29	+ 31
Hepatitis C	53	49	60	20	+ 29
War	54	43	66	2	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	39	33	584	- 545
Meningitis	56	30	51	78	- 49
Schizophrenia	57	25	50	96	- 70
Poisonings	58	19	61	17	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	59	14	57	28	- 14
Malnutrition	60	13	63	12	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	13	62	14	- 0
Fires	62	12	53	49	- 37
Appendicitis	63	11	58	26	- 14
Maternal Conditions	64	11	65	8	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	4	68	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	66	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	82	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Malta

Netherlands

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.