SINGAPORE VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,240	1	5,292	+ 5,949
Stroke	2	3,741	3	1,559	+ 2,182
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,729	2	5,189	- 2,460
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,659	36	32	+ 2,627
Lung Cancers	5	2,527	4	1,540	+ 987
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,086	28	108	+ 1,979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,888	5	1,203	+ 685
Lung Disease	8	1,625	14	383	+ 1,242
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,160	11	537	+ 623
Breast Cancer	10	1,088	10	605	+ 482
Kidney Disease	11	1,015	6	1,028	- 14
Lymphomas	12	680	13	397	+ 283
Prostate Cancer	13	679	16	303	+ 376
Falls	14	663	18	218	+ 445
Stomach Cancer	15	638	12	405	+ 234
Parkinson's Disease	16	636	29	90	+ 547
Ovary Cancer	17	437	21	204	+ 233
Liver Cancer	18	433	7	746	- 313
Bladder Cancer	19	425	27	120	+ 305
Hypertension	20	425	8	732	- 307
Leukemia	21	355	17	249	+ 106
Suicide	22	342	9	650	- 308
Oral Cancer	23	321	15	317	+ 4
Liver Disease	24	296	20	209	+ 87
Skin Disease	25	294	25	136	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	26	283	22	195	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	27	281	19	215	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	28	265	23	147	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	29	260	24	137	+ 123
Endocrine Disorders	30	245	37	30	+ 214
Road Traffic Accidents	31	232	26	121	+ 111
Congenital Anomalies	32	222	31	80	+ 142
Other Injuries	33	210	32	79	+ 131
Skin Cancers	34	179	34	56	+ 123
Low Birth Weight	35	145	41	25	+ 119
Asthma	36	107	35	37	+ 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	92	33	69	+ 23
Drug Use	38	88	44	19	+ 69
Cervical Cancer	39	57	30	85	- 28
Violence	40	57	46	15	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	41	47	45	18	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	44	51	6	+ 38
Epilepsy	43	44	42	25	+ 19
Birth Trauma	44	38	55	3	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	45	37	57	3	+ 35
Anemia	46	36	85	0	+ 36
Alcohol	47	35	47	10	+ 24
Drownings	48	29	38	29	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	28	43	22	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	50	27	82	0	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	25	58	2	+ 22
Tuberculosis	52	20	40	26	- 5
Hepatitis C	53	17	56	3	+ 14
War	54	15	59	2	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	13	39	28	- 14
Meningitis	56	10	48	8	+ 2
Schizophrenia	57	9	84	0	+ 9
Poisonings	58	7	60	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	59	5	54	3	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	4	63	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	4	52	4	+ 0
Fires	62	4	49	7	- 3
Appendicitis	63	4	50	6	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	4	53	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	1	61	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Malta

Singapore

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.