SOLOMON ISL. VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,355	1	975	+ 380
Stroke	2	451	2	670	- 219
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	329	3	371	- 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	321	28	32	+ 289
Lung Cancers	5	305	27	33	+ 271
Diabetes Mellitus	6	252	4	322	- 71
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	228	31	23	+ 205
Lung Disease	8	196	6	209	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	9	140	51	4	+ 136
Breast Cancer	10	131	26	34	+ 97
Kidney Disease	11	122	15	64	+ 59
Lymphomas	12	82	42	13	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	13	82	41	13	+ 69
Falls	14	80	20	55	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	15	77	44	12	+ 65
Parkinson's Disease	16	77	34	21	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	17	53	33	21	+ 31
Liver Cancer	18	52	18	60	- 8
Bladder Cancer	19	51	52	4	+ 47
Hypertension	20	51	13	76	- 25
Leukemia	21	43	35	20	+ 22
Suicide	22	41	9	98	- 57
Oral Cancer	23	39	49	8	+ 31
Liver Disease	24	36	10	89	- 53
Skin Disease	25	35	46	10	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	26	34	56	1	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	27	34	37	17	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	28	32	47	9	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	29	31	57	1	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	30	30	39	15	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	31	28	8	111	- 83
Congenital Anomalies	32	27	16	63	- 36
Other Injuries	33	25	17	60	- 35
Skin Cancers	34	22	69	0	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	35	17	14	65	- 47
Asthma	36	13	12	78	- 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	11	32	22	- 11
Drug Use	38	11	58	1	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	39	7	25	41	- 35
Violence	40	7	30	26	- 19
HIV/AIDS	41	6	80	0	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	5	85	0	+ 5
Epilepsy	43	5	45	11	- 5
Birth Trauma	44	5	21	51	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	45	5	61	0	+ 4
Anemia	46	4	72	0	+ 4
Alcohol	47	4	48	9	- 4
Drownings	48	3	11	80	- 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	3	19	59	- 55
Osteoarthritis	50	3	84	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	60	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	52	2	23	45	- 42
Hepatitis C	53	2	62	0	+ 2
War	54	2	65	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	2	5	218	- 217
Meningitis	56	1	43	13	- 11
Schizophrenia	57	1	70	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	1	38	15	- 15
Upper Respiratory	59	1	64	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	60	1	36	19	- 18
Hepatitis B	61	1	53	3	- 3
Fires	62	0	40	14	- 14
Appendicitis	63	0	55	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 45
Encephalitis	65	0	54	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	7	146	- 146
Schistosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	83	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	50	7	- 7
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	24	41	- 41
Ascariasis	79	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	29	28	- 28
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Malta

Solomon Isl.

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.