SENEGAL VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,142	2	6,224	+ 28,918
Stroke	2	11,695	4	5,342	+ 6,353
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,532	1	7,184	+ 1,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	8,314	26	879	+ 7,436
Lung Cancers	5	7,901	44	180	+ 7,721
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,523	10	2,395	+ 4,128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,903	37	384	+ 5,518
Lung Disease	8	5,080	18	1,351	+ 3,728
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,627	48	159	+ 3,468
Breast Cancer	10	3,401	27	861	+ 2,540
Kidney Disease	11	3,172	12	2,210	+ 962
Lymphomas	12	2,125	39	315	+ 1,810
Prostate Cancer	13	2,123	29	642	+ 1,481
Falls	14	2,073	30	622	+ 1,451
Stomach Cancer	15	1,996	31	557	+ 1,439
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,989	41	273	+ 1,716
Ovary Cancer	17	1,366	42	220	+ 1,146
Liver Cancer	18	1,354	22	1,087	+ 266
Bladder Cancer	19	1,330	50	155	+ 1,175
Hypertension	20	1,330	21	1,095	+ 235
Leukemia	21	1,109	54	113	+ 997
Suicide	22	1,070	24	978	+ 92
Oral Cancer	23	1,003	43	208	+ 795
Liver Disease	24	925	13	2,147	- 1,222
Skin Disease	25	919	47	159	+ 759
Other Neoplasms	26	884	62	24	+ 860
Inflammatory/Heart	27	879	36	426	+ 454
Uterin Cancer	28	830	56	94	+ 736
Oesophagus Cancer	29	812	55	99	+ 713
Endocrine Disorders	30	765	23	1,041	- 276
Road Traffic Accidents	31	726	6	3,832	- 3,106
Congenital Anomalies	32	693	11	2,364	- 1,671
Other Injuries	33	656	16	1,512	- 856
Skin Cancers	34	561	51	147	+ 414
Low Birth Weight	35	453	7	3,636	- 3,184
Asthma	36	334	25	936	- 603
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	289	35	433	- 144
Drug Use	38	275	52	138	+ 137
Cervical Cancer	39	179	17	1,405	- 1,226
Violence	40	177	19	1,247	- 1,069
HIV/AIDS	41	147	20	1,186	- 1,039
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	137	81	0	+ 137
Epilepsy	43	136	38	330	- 194
Birth Trauma	44	118	8	3,448	- 3,330
Multiple Sclerosis	45	117	64	20	+ 97
Anemia	46	114	85	0	+ 114
Alcohol	47	108	59	74	+ 34
Drownings	48	91	33	494	- 403
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	88	46	166	- 78
Osteoarthritis	50	86	80	0	+ 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	77	67	15	+ 62
Tuberculosis	52	63	9	2,678	- 2,616
Hepatitis C	53	52	68	11	+ 41
War	54	46	69	4	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	42	3	5,343	- 5,301
Meningitis	56	32	15	1,628	- 1,597
Schizophrenia	57	27	83	0	+ 27
Poisonings	58	21	40	315	- 294
Upper Respiratory	59	15	66	15	- 1
Malnutrition	60	14	32	494	- 480
Hepatitis B	61	14	60	70	- 56
Fires	62	12	34	448	- 436
Appendicitis	63	12	61	38	- 26
Maternal Conditions	64	12	14	1,669	- 1,657
Encephalitis	65	4	57	85	- 81
Leishmaniasis	66	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Schistosomiasis	70	0	45	176	- 176
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	28	771	- 771
Measles	73	0	49	158	- 158
Tetanus	74	0	58	85	- 85
Diphtheria	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	65	18	- 18
Chlamydia	80	0	71	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	53	122	- 122
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Malta

Senegal

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.