SAUDI ARABIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,138	1	39,037	+ 29,102
Stroke	2	22,676	2	16,793	+ 5,883
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,543	5	6,132	+ 10,411
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	16,121	11	2,442	+ 13,679
Lung Cancers	5	15,320	26	775	+ 14,545
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,648	9	3,890	+ 8,758
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,445	14	1,630	+ 9,815
Lung Disease	8	9,849	10	2,842	+ 7,007
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,033	31	526	+ 6,507
Breast Cancer	10	6,594	20	908	+ 5,686
Kidney Disease	11	6,151	4	9,051	- 2,900
Lymphomas	12	4,121	28	716	+ 3,405
Prostate Cancer	13	4,116	50	148	+ 3,967
Falls	14	4,019	6	5,340	- 1,321
Stomach Cancer	15	3,870	36	389	+ 3,482
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,857	25	776	+ 3,080
Ovary Cancer	17	2,649	42	247	+ 2,401
Liver Cancer	18	2,624	21	845	+ 1,779
Bladder Cancer	19	2,579	46	214	+ 2,365
Hypertension	20	2,579	22	834	+ 1,744
Leukemia	21	2,151	19	925	+ 1,226
Suicide	22	2,075	13	2,046	+ 29
Oral Cancer	23	1,944	34	465	+ 1,479
Liver Disease	24	1,793	7	4,931	- 3,138
Skin Disease	25	1,781	32	516	+ 1,265
Other Neoplasms	26	1,715	57	40	+ 1,675
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,705	16	1,342	+ 363
Uterin Cancer	28	1,609	38	323	+ 1,286
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,574	44	229	+ 1,345
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,484	15	1,447	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,407	3	12,317	- 10,910
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,344	12	2,307	- 963
Other Injuries	33	1,271	8	4,004	- 2,733
Skin Cancers	34	1,088	55	55	+ 1,033
Low Birth Weight	35	877	18	989	- 111
Asthma	36	647	17	1,168	- 521
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	560	41	275	+ 285
Drug Use	38	533	33	491	+ 42
Cervical Cancer	39	346	49	157	+ 189
Violence	40	343	30	646	- 302
HIV/AIDS	41	285	47	192	+ 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	265	81	0	+ 265
Epilepsy	43	264	29	694	- 430
Birth Trauma	44	228	37	343	- 115
Multiple Sclerosis	45	227	56	49	+ 178
Anemia	46	221	85	0	+ 221
Alcohol	47	210	51	128	+ 81
Drownings	48	176	24	821	- 645
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	170	39	280	- 110
Osteoarthritis	50	166	80	0	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	149	62	9	+ 140
Tuberculosis	52	122	27	752	- 630
Hepatitis C	53	101	64	7	+ 93
War	54	89	65	3	+ 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	81	35	457	- 376
Meningitis	56	61	45	227	- 165
Schizophrenia	57	52	84	0	+ 52
Poisonings	58	40	40	279	- 239
Upper Respiratory	59	29	70	1	+ 28
Malnutrition	60	27	52	79	- 52
Hepatitis B	61	27	53	57	- 30
Fires	62	24	23	825	- 801
Appendicitis	63	23	58	35	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	23	48	172	- 149
Encephalitis	65	8	43	234	- 226
Leishmaniasis	66	1	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	60	25	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	54	56	- 56
Measles	73	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	61	16	- 16
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	63	9	- 9
Ascariasis	79	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	59	33	- 33
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Malta

Saudi Arabia

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.