SOUTH AFRICA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	112,698	3	32,739	+ 79,959
Stroke	2	37,505	4	30,693	+ 6,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,362	2	39,341	- 11,979
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	26,663	22	4,676	+ 21,987
Lung Cancers	5	25,338	15	7,705	+ 17,633
Diabetes Mellitus	6	20,919	5	30,188	- 9,268
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,929	28	3,587	+ 15,343
Lung Disease	8	16,290	13	11,895	+ 4,395
Pancreas Cancer	9	11,633	35	2,007	+ 9,626
Breast Cancer	10	10,907	23	4,533	+ 6,373
Kidney Disease	11	10,174	9	15,302	- 5,128
Lymphomas	12	6,816	31	2,818	+ 3,999
Prostate Cancer	13	6,807	24	4,374	+ 2,433
Falls	14	6,648	42	1,399	+ 5,249
Stomach Cancer	15	6,401	39	1,535	+ 4,867
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,379	46	1,077	+ 5,302
Ovary Cancer	17	4,381	51	951	+ 3,430
Liver Cancer	18	4,341	33	2,383	+ 1,957
Bladder Cancer	19	4,265	52	829	+ 3,436
Hypertension	20	4,265	12	12,789	- 8,524
Leukemia	21	3,557	40	1,464	+ 2,094
Suicide	22	3,432	10	13,774	- 10,342
Oral Cancer	23	3,215	41	1,406	+ 1,810
Liver Disease	24	2,966	14	9,013	- 6,047
Skin Disease	25	2,946	45	1,101	+ 1,845
Other Neoplasms	26	2,836	58	267	+ 2,569
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,820	21	5,408	- 2,588
Uterin Cancer	28	2,662	54	512	+ 2,149
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,603	29	3,486	- 883
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,454	19	5,890	- 3,436
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,327	11	13,014	- 10,687
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,223	25	4,351	- 2,128
Other Injuries	33	2,103	17	6,014	- 3,911
Skin Cancers	34	1,799	48	993	+ 807
Low Birth Weight	35	1,451	16	6,250	- 4,799
Asthma	36	1,070	18	5,966	- 4,896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	927	36	1,894	- 967
Drug Use	38	882	53	770	+ 112
Cervical Cancer	39	572	20	5,555	- 4,983
Violence	40	568	7	21,000	- 20,432
HIV/AIDS	41	472	1	71,996	- 71,524
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	438	86	0	+ 438
Epilepsy	43	437	37	1,870	- 1,432
Birth Trauma	44	378	30	3,004	- 2,626
Multiple Sclerosis	45	375	62	113	+ 262
Anemia	46	365	82	0	+ 365
Alcohol	47	347	49	987	- 640
Drownings	48	291	32	2,403	- 2,112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	281	47	1,015	- 734
Osteoarthritis	50	275	85	0	+ 275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	247	55	376	- 129
Tuberculosis	52	202	6	21,965	- 21,764
Hepatitis C	53	167	70	8	+ 159
War	54	147	64	66	+ 82
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	134	8	15,843	- 15,709
Meningitis	56	102	26	3,660	- 3,559
Schizophrenia	57	87	80	0	+ 87
Poisonings	58	66	50	975	- 909
Upper Respiratory	59	47	60	223	- 176
Malnutrition	60	45	34	2,381	- 2,336
Hepatitis B	61	45	61	139	- 95
Fires	62	40	27	3,618	- 3,578
Appendicitis	63	39	56	274	- 235
Maternal Conditions	64	38	38	1,700	- 1,661
Encephalitis	65	14	59	234	- 220
Leishmaniasis	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	70	0	66	35	- 35
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Measles	73	0	57	270	- 270
Tetanus	74	0	65	38	- 38
Diphtheria	75	0	69	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	71	3	- 3
Chlamydia	80	0	68	18	- 18
Syphilis	81	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Otitis Media	82	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Malta

South Africa

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.