SPAIN VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	88,156	1	51,684	+ 36,472
Stroke	2	29,338	3	29,004	+ 335
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,403	7	13,717	+ 7,687
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	20,857	2	42,339	- 21,481
Lung Cancers	5	19,820	4	22,131	- 2,310
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,364	10	7,773	+ 8,590
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,807	6	16,957	- 2,150
Lung Disease	8	12,743	5	18,926	- 6,184
Pancreas Cancer	9	9,099	12	6,752	+ 2,347
Breast Cancer	10	8,531	11	7,067	+ 1,464
Kidney Disease	11	7,958	8	9,725	- 1,766
Lymphomas	12	5,332	16	5,335	- 3
Prostate Cancer	13	5,325	13	6,420	- 1,095
Falls	14	5,200	26	3,246	+ 1,954
Stomach Cancer	15	5,007	14	5,796	- 789
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,990	20	4,943	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	17	3,427	28	2,026	+ 1,401
Liver Cancer	18	3,395	18	5,098	- 1,703
Bladder Cancer	19	3,337	17	5,222	- 1,886
Hypertension	20	3,336	9	9,115	- 5,778
Leukemia	21	2,783	24	3,772	- 990
Suicide	22	2,684	25	3,609	- 925
Oral Cancer	23	2,515	27	2,583	- 68
Liver Disease	24	2,320	23	4,231	- 1,911
Skin Disease	25	2,304	30	1,840	+ 464
Other Neoplasms	26	2,219	22	4,748	- 2,529
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,206	19	4,984	- 2,778
Uterin Cancer	28	2,082	34	1,612	+ 470
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,036	29	2,011	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,920	21	4,863	- 2,943
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,821	31	1,829	- 9
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,739	38	863	+ 876
Other Injuries	33	1,645	15	5,536	- 3,891
Skin Cancers	34	1,408	32	1,803	- 395
Low Birth Weight	35	1,135	52	253	+ 883
Asthma	36	837	35	1,133	- 296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	725	44	475	+ 250
Drug Use	38	690	41	776	- 87
Cervical Cancer	39	448	39	855	- 407
Violence	40	444	51	262	+ 183
HIV/AIDS	41	369	43	538	- 169
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	343	54	204	+ 139
Epilepsy	43	342	40	824	- 482
Birth Trauma	44	295	60	113	+ 183
Multiple Sclerosis	45	294	49	287	+ 6
Anemia	46	286	37	914	- 629
Alcohol	47	271	46	333	- 62
Drownings	48	228	45	446	- 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	220	33	1,612	- 1,392
Osteoarthritis	50	215	53	212	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	193	48	294	- 101
Tuberculosis	52	158	50	270	- 112
Hepatitis C	53	130	42	652	- 522
War	54	115	68	6	+ 110
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	105	36	1,064	- 959
Meningitis	56	79	59	129	- 49
Schizophrenia	57	68	56	181	- 113
Poisonings	58	52	57	170	- 119
Upper Respiratory	59	37	62	47	- 10
Malnutrition	60	35	47	302	- 267
Hepatitis B	61	35	58	162	- 127
Fires	62	31	55	185	- 153
Appendicitis	63	30	61	79	- 49
Maternal Conditions	64	30	64	14	+ 17
Encephalitis	65	11	70	4	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	66	1	65	11	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	69	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	72	0	73	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	67	9	- 9
Otitis Media	82	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Malta

Spain

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.