PHILIPPINES VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	220,532	1	129,955	+ 90,577
Stroke	2	73,392	3	74,167	- 774
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	53,543	2	93,807	- 40,264
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	52,176	39	2,010	+ 50,166
Lung Cancers	5	49,583	13	10,296	+ 39,288
Diabetes Mellitus	6	40,936	7	32,260	+ 8,676
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	37,042	16	8,063	+ 28,979
Lung Disease	8	31,877	6	32,559	- 682
Pancreas Cancer	9	22,763	37	2,121	+ 20,642
Breast Cancer	10	21,342	15	9,802	+ 11,540
Kidney Disease	11	19,909	4	39,380	- 19,471
Lymphomas	12	13,338	36	2,279	+ 11,060
Prostate Cancer	13	13,320	26	4,149	+ 9,171
Falls	14	13,009	28	3,861	+ 9,148
Stomach Cancer	15	12,526	41	1,868	+ 10,658
Parkinson's Disease	16	12,483	55	594	+ 11,889
Ovary Cancer	17	8,573	40	1,994	+ 6,579
Liver Cancer	18	8,494	19	7,663	+ 830
Bladder Cancer	19	8,347	58	569	+ 7,777
Hypertension	20	8,346	5	34,500	- 26,154
Leukemia	21	6,961	29	3,596	+ 3,365
Suicide	22	6,715	35	2,325	+ 4,390
Oral Cancer	23	6,292	34	2,916	+ 3,376
Liver Disease	24	5,804	20	7,076	- 1,272
Skin Disease	25	5,765	25	4,229	+ 1,535
Other Neoplasms	26	5,550	23	5,146	+ 403
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,518	30	3,545	+ 1,973
Uterin Cancer	28	5,209	50	761	+ 4,448
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,094	53	672	+ 4,422
Endocrine Disorders	30	4,803	12	10,464	- 5,661
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,554	10	13,017	- 8,462
Congenital Anomalies	32	4,350	17	8,051	- 3,701
Other Injuries	33	4,115	31	3,536	+ 579
Skin Cancers	34	3,521	61	368	+ 3,153
Low Birth Weight	35	2,840	14	10,141	- 7,301
Asthma	36	2,093	11	11,404	- 9,311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,813	21	6,865	- 5,052
Drug Use	38	1,725	52	695	+ 1,031
Cervical Cancer	39	1,120	33	3,076	- 1,955
Violence	40	1,111	9	14,835	- 13,723
HIV/AIDS	41	923	66	204	+ 719
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	858	51	752	+ 106
Epilepsy	43	856	45	1,120	- 264
Birth Trauma	44	739	18	7,960	- 7,221
Multiple Sclerosis	45	734	72	31	+ 703
Anemia	46	715	32	3,435	- 2,720
Alcohol	47	679	60	401	+ 279
Drownings	48	569	27	3,881	- 3,312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	550	42	1,807	- 1,257
Osteoarthritis	50	538	57	570	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	482	62	323	+ 160
Tuberculosis	52	395	8	27,061	- 26,666
Hepatitis C	53	326	81	0	+ 325
War	54	288	49	817	- 529
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	262	22	6,189	- 5,927
Meningitis	56	199	47	1,041	- 842
Schizophrenia	57	169	68	127	+ 42
Poisonings	58	129	65	226	- 97
Upper Respiratory	59	93	70	39	+ 54
Malnutrition	60	88	24	4,311	- 4,223
Hepatitis B	61	88	56	590	- 502
Fires	62	78	54	600	- 521
Appendicitis	63	76	63	276	- 200
Maternal Conditions	64	75	38	2,042	- 1,966
Encephalitis	65	27	67	185	- 157
Leishmaniasis	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	2	- 2
Malaria	69	0	69	94	- 94
Schistosomiasis	70	0	64	233	- 233
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	4	- 4
Pertussis	72	0	43	1,760	- 1,760
Measles	73	0	48	894	- 894
Tetanus	74	0	59	521	- 521
Diphtheria	75	0	75	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	76	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Ascariasis	79	0	76	13	- 13
Chlamydia	80	0	78	4	- 4
Syphilis	81	0	44	1,157	- 1,157
Otitis Media	82	0	74	23	- 23
Leprosy	83	0	71	37	- 37
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Malta

Philippines

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.