POLAND VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,244	1	117,700	- 45,456
Stroke	2	24,043	2	32,693	- 8,651
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,540	4	19,998	- 2,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	17,092	21	3,701	+ 13,391
Lung Cancers	5	16,243	3	25,781	- 9,538
Diabetes Mellitus	6	13,410	8	8,947	+ 4,463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,135	5	14,610	- 2,476
Lung Disease	8	10,443	6	13,677	- 3,234
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,457	13	5,430	+ 2,027
Breast Cancer	10	6,992	9	7,967	- 975
Kidney Disease	11	6,522	20	4,065	+ 2,457
Lymphomas	12	4,370	19	4,141	+ 228
Prostate Cancer	13	4,364	11	6,489	- 2,125
Falls	14	4,261	16	4,712	- 450
Stomach Cancer	15	4,104	12	5,910	- 1,807
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,089	34	1,500	+ 2,589
Ovary Cancer	17	2,808	27	2,929	- 121
Liver Cancer	18	2,783	29	2,290	+ 493
Bladder Cancer	19	2,734	17	4,700	- 1,966
Hypertension	20	2,734	15	4,937	- 2,203
Leukemia	21	2,280	24	3,456	- 1,175
Suicide	22	2,200	18	4,282	- 2,082
Oral Cancer	23	2,061	25	3,377	- 1,315
Liver Disease	24	1,901	10	7,912	- 6,011
Skin Disease	25	1,889	46	469	+ 1,419
Other Neoplasms	26	1,818	7	9,256	- 7,438
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,808	23	3,495	- 1,687
Uterin Cancer	28	1,706	30	2,163	- 456
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,669	33	1,803	- 134
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,573	38	831	+ 742
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,492	22	3,555	- 2,063
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,425	36	916	+ 509
Other Injuries	33	1,348	28	2,527	- 1,179
Skin Cancers	34	1,153	31	2,155	- 1,001
Low Birth Weight	35	930	42	579	+ 352
Asthma	36	686	43	540	+ 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	594	26	3,091	- 2,497
Drug Use	38	565	48	321	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	39	367	32	1,907	- 1,540
Violence	40	364	49	294	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	41	302	54	115	+ 188
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	281	59	29	+ 252
Epilepsy	43	280	35	1,145	- 865
Birth Trauma	44	242	57	52	+ 190
Multiple Sclerosis	45	241	44	502	- 262
Anemia	46	234	62	12	+ 222
Alcohol	47	222	14	5,238	- 5,016
Drownings	48	187	39	636	- 450
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	180	40	612	- 431
Osteoarthritis	50	176	61	18	+ 158
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	158	47	369	- 211
Tuberculosis	52	129	41	597	- 467
Hepatitis C	53	107	52	188	- 81
War	54	94	66	4	+ 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	86	37	839	- 753
Meningitis	56	65	53	171	- 105
Schizophrenia	57	56	58	30	+ 26
Poisonings	58	42	51	205	- 162
Upper Respiratory	59	30	60	19	+ 11
Malnutrition	60	29	50	291	- 262
Hepatitis B	61	29	56	52	- 23
Fires	62	26	45	474	- 449
Appendicitis	63	25	55	69	- 44
Maternal Conditions	64	25	63	10	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	9	64	6	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Malta

Poland

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.