SRI LANKA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	MALTA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,987	1	26,304	+ 14,683
Stroke	2	13,640	6	6,805	+ 6,835
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,951	8	5,117	+ 4,835
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	9,697	4	6,939	+ 2,759
Lung Cancers	5	9,215	12	1,775	+ 7,440
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,608	2	12,460	- 4,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,885	24	911	+ 5,973
Lung Disease	8	5,925	3	9,456	- 3,532
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,231	43	214	+ 4,017
Breast Cancer	10	3,967	15	1,383	+ 2,584
Kidney Disease	11	3,700	5	6,858	- 3,158
Lymphomas	12	2,479	21	1,027	+ 1,452
Prostate Cancer	13	2,476	30	507	+ 1,969
Falls	14	2,418	23	964	+ 1,454
Stomach Cancer	15	2,328	16	1,321	+ 1,007
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,320	45	168	+ 2,152
Ovary Cancer	17	1,593	37	281	+ 1,312
Liver Cancer	18	1,579	19	1,090	+ 488
Bladder Cancer	19	1,551	34	432	+ 1,120
Hypertension	20	1,551	20	1,055	+ 496
Leukemia	21	1,294	18	1,155	+ 139
Suicide	22	1,248	10	2,977	- 1,729
Oral Cancer	23	1,169	11	2,893	- 1,724
Liver Disease	24	1,079	17	1,303	- 224
Skin Disease	25	1,071	36	293	+ 779
Other Neoplasms	26	1,031	50	86	+ 946
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,026	35	425	+ 601
Uterin Cancer	28	968	42	218	+ 750
Oesophagus Cancer	29	947	13	1,544	- 597
Endocrine Disorders	30	893	32	462	+ 430
Road Traffic Accidents	31	846	9	4,200	- 3,353
Congenital Anomalies	32	808	22	989	- 181
Other Injuries	33	765	14	1,529	- 765
Skin Cancers	34	654	52	58	+ 596
Low Birth Weight	35	528	29	536	- 8
Asthma	36	389	7	6,471	- 6,082
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	337	56	38	+ 299
Drug Use	38	321	40	257	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	39	208	26	762	- 554
Violence	40	207	31	499	- 293
HIV/AIDS	41	172	55	39	+ 132
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	159	70	2	+ 158
Epilepsy	43	159	39	269	- 110
Birth Trauma	44	137	44	193	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	45	136	69	2	+ 134
Anemia	46	133	33	445	- 312
Alcohol	47	126	51	82	+ 44
Drownings	48	106	27	731	- 625
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	102	53	49	+ 53
Osteoarthritis	50	100	67	3	+ 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	90	60	11	+ 79
Tuberculosis	52	73	25	769	- 696
Hepatitis C	53	61	75	0	+ 61
War	54	54	38	280	- 226
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	49	28	605	- 556
Meningitis	56	37	46	146	- 109
Schizophrenia	57	31	65	5	+ 26
Poisonings	58	24	49	93	- 69
Upper Respiratory	59	17	66	5	+ 13
Malnutrition	60	16	54	43	- 27
Hepatitis B	61	16	62	6	+ 10
Fires	62	15	41	239	- 224
Appendicitis	63	14	64	5	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	14	48	96	- 82
Encephalitis	65	5	61	10	- 5
Leishmaniasis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	59	15	- 15
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	57	27	- 27
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	47	131	- 131
Ascariasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	58	15	- 15
Otitis Media	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	63	6	- 6
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Malta

Sri Lanka

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.