SWAZILAND VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,122	5	755	+ 1,367
Stroke	2	706	4	800	- 94
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	515	2	921	- 405
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	502	27	77	+ 425
Lung Cancers	5	477	46	17	+ 460
Diabetes Mellitus	6	394	3	892	- 498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	356	43	19	+ 338
Lung Disease	8	307	12	264	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	9	219	56	6	+ 213
Breast Cancer	10	205	35	37	+ 168
Kidney Disease	11	192	8	381	- 190
Lymphomas	12	128	36	31	+ 97
Prostate Cancer	13	128	31	45	+ 83
Falls	14	125	32	41	+ 84
Stomach Cancer	15	121	53	7	+ 114
Parkinson's Disease	16	120	41	24	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	17	82	52	10	+ 73
Liver Cancer	18	82	37	29	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	19	80	55	6	+ 74
Hypertension	20	80	10	292	- 212
Leukemia	21	67	47	16	+ 51
Suicide	22	65	9	338	- 273
Oral Cancer	23	61	51	10	+ 50
Liver Disease	24	56	11	274	- 218
Skin Disease	25	55	40	25	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	26	53	61	4	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	27	53	24	94	- 41
Uterin Cancer	28	50	50	11	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	29	49	44	18	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	30	46	28	74	- 28
Road Traffic Accidents	31	44	7	384	- 340
Congenital Anomalies	32	42	19	160	- 119
Other Injuries	33	40	17	190	- 151
Skin Cancers	34	34	42	20	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	35	27	14	233	- 206
Asthma	36	20	20	150	- 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	17	29	51	- 33
Drug Use	38	17	38	27	- 10
Cervical Cancer	39	11	15	215	- 204
Violence	40	11	16	212	- 202
HIV/AIDS	41	9	1	2,314	- 2,305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	8	80	0	+ 8
Epilepsy	43	8	30	46	- 37
Birth Trauma	44	7	18	166	- 159
Multiple Sclerosis	45	7	63	1	+ 6
Anemia	46	7	84	0	+ 7
Alcohol	47	7	48	16	- 10
Drownings	48	5	25	87	- 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	5	39	26	- 21
Osteoarthritis	50	5	81	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5	58	5	- 0
Tuberculosis	52	4	13	256	- 252
Hepatitis C	53	3	65	0	+ 3
War	54	3	71	0	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3	6	517	- 515
Meningitis	56	2	23	97	- 96
Schizophrenia	57	2	83	0	+ 2
Poisonings	58	1	34	37	- 36
Upper Respiratory	59	1	60	4	- 3
Malnutrition	60	1	22	106	- 105
Hepatitis B	61	1	57	6	- 5
Fires	62	1	26	84	- 83
Appendicitis	63	1	54	7	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	116	- 115
Encephalitis	65	0	59	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	49	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	33	39	- 39
Measles	73	0	64	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	62	4	- 4
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	45	17	- 17
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Malta

Swaziland

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.