NIGERIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	441,424	7	61,374	+ 380,050
Stroke	2	146,904	8	57,744	+ 89,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	107,173	1	207,281	- 100,108
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	104,438	31	6,786	+ 97,652
Lung Cancers	5	99,247	57	1,295	+ 97,952
Diabetes Mellitus	6	81,939	18	22,497	+ 59,442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	74,144	43	4,152	+ 69,992
Lung Disease	8	63,806	22	12,569	+ 51,238
Pancreas Cancer	9	45,564	51	1,975	+ 43,589
Breast Cancer	10	42,720	23	11,884	+ 30,835
Kidney Disease	11	39,850	20	18,189	+ 21,661
Lymphomas	12	26,699	40	5,202	+ 21,497
Prostate Cancer	13	26,662	35	5,914	+ 20,748
Falls	14	26,039	28	7,528	+ 18,510
Stomach Cancer	15	25,073	50	2,129	+ 22,945
Parkinson's Disease	16	24,987	46	2,473	+ 22,514
Ovary Cancer	17	17,159	49	2,133	+ 15,027
Liver Cancer	18	17,002	39	5,289	+ 11,713
Bladder Cancer	19	16,707	63	670	+ 16,038
Hypertension	20	16,705	24	10,692	+ 6,013
Leukemia	21	13,934	47	2,257	+ 11,677
Suicide	22	13,442	30	7,019	+ 6,423
Oral Cancer	23	12,595	48	2,238	+ 10,356
Liver Disease	24	11,618	13	38,326	- 26,708
Skin Disease	25	11,539	56	1,468	+ 10,071
Other Neoplasms	26	11,109	66	290	+ 10,819
Inflammatory/Heart	27	11,046	42	4,826	+ 6,219
Uterin Cancer	28	10,426	62	679	+ 9,747
Oesophagus Cancer	29	10,196	64	560	+ 9,636
Endocrine Disorders	30	9,614	21	15,799	- 6,185
Road Traffic Accidents	31	9,116	12	41,693	- 32,577
Congenital Anomalies	32	8,706	9	49,696	- 40,990
Other Injuries	33	8,236	17	22,696	- 14,460
Skin Cancers	34	7,048	53	1,933	+ 5,115
Low Birth Weight	35	5,685	6	95,959	- 90,274
Asthma	36	4,190	27	8,192	- 4,002
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,629	37	5,846	- 2,216
Drug Use	38	3,453	34	6,273	- 2,820
Cervical Cancer	39	2,242	25	10,574	- 8,332
Violence	40	2,225	19	18,407	- 16,183
HIV/AIDS	41	1,848	10	44,124	- 42,275
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	1,717	84	0	+ 1,717
Epilepsy	43	1,713	41	5,001	- 3,288
Birth Trauma	44	1,479	5	100,186	- 98,707
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,470	68	179	+ 1,291
Anemia	46	1,431	82	0	+ 1,431
Alcohol	47	1,359	58	1,031	+ 328
Drownings	48	1,140	32	6,584	- 5,445
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,101	52	1,946	- 845
Osteoarthritis	50	1,076	85	0	+ 1,076
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	966	69	165	+ 801
Tuberculosis	52	791	3	127,335	- 126,545
Hepatitis C	53	652	65	304	+ 348
War	54	577	45	3,245	- 2,668
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	525	2	144,724	- 144,199
Meningitis	56	398	11	43,651	- 43,254
Schizophrenia	57	339	80	0	+ 339
Poisonings	58	259	33	6,570	- 6,311
Upper Respiratory	59	185	67	259	- 73
Malnutrition	60	176	36	5,896	- 5,720
Hepatitis B	61	176	55	1,488	- 1,312
Fires	62	156	29	7,132	- 6,975
Appendicitis	63	152	60	760	- 608
Maternal Conditions	64	151	15	23,540	- 23,389
Encephalitis	65	55	59	937	- 882
Leishmaniasis	66	4	70	23	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	70	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	16	23,282	- 23,282
Measles	73	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Tetanus	74	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Diphtheria	75	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	61	685	- 685
Chlamydia	80	0	71	14	- 14
Syphilis	81	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Otitis Media	82	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Malta

Nigeria

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.