SYRIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,498	1	28,203	+ 16,295
Stroke	2	14,809	2	8,088	+ 6,720
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,804	4	2,958	+ 7,845
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,528	14	1,551	+ 8,977
Lung Cancers	5	10,005	9	2,048	+ 7,957
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,260	15	1,534	+ 6,726
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,474	16	1,224	+ 6,251
Lung Disease	8	6,432	13	1,601	+ 4,831
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,593	27	411	+ 4,182
Breast Cancer	10	4,306	10	1,953	+ 2,354
Kidney Disease	11	4,017	6	2,329	+ 1,688
Lymphomas	12	2,691	18	827	+ 1,864
Prostate Cancer	13	2,688	28	404	+ 2,284
Falls	14	2,625	29	383	+ 2,242
Stomach Cancer	15	2,528	22	725	+ 1,803
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,519	30	367	+ 2,152
Ovary Cancer	17	1,730	34	328	+ 1,402
Liver Cancer	18	1,714	31	366	+ 1,347
Bladder Cancer	19	1,684	20	757	+ 927
Hypertension	20	1,684	23	707	+ 976
Leukemia	21	1,405	19	796	+ 609
Suicide	22	1,355	33	333	+ 1,022
Oral Cancer	23	1,270	36	289	+ 980
Liver Disease	24	1,171	11	1,720	- 549
Skin Disease	25	1,163	61	8	+ 1,155
Other Neoplasms	26	1,120	57	21	+ 1,099
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,113	32	337	+ 776
Uterin Cancer	28	1,051	44	146	+ 905
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,028	47	97	+ 930
Endocrine Disorders	30	969	26	418	+ 551
Road Traffic Accidents	31	919	5	2,550	- 1,631
Congenital Anomalies	32	878	8	2,077	- 1,200
Other Injuries	33	830	24	521	+ 309
Skin Cancers	34	710	38	276	+ 434
Low Birth Weight	35	573	12	1,652	- 1,079
Asthma	36	422	17	1,052	- 630
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	366	49	79	+ 287
Drug Use	38	348	39	249	+ 99
Cervical Cancer	39	226	42	188	+ 38
Violence	40	224	25	444	- 220
HIV/AIDS	41	186	58	15	+ 172
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	173	85	0	+ 173
Epilepsy	43	173	48	92	+ 80
Birth Trauma	44	149	21	744	- 595
Multiple Sclerosis	45	148	59	14	+ 134
Anemia	46	144	83	0	+ 144
Alcohol	47	137	53	51	+ 86
Drownings	48	115	40	215	- 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	111	41	197	- 86
Osteoarthritis	50	108	84	0	+ 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	97	62	7	+ 91
Tuberculosis	52	80	56	23	+ 56
Hepatitis C	53	66	68	1	+ 65
War	54	58	3	7,760	- 7,702
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	53	7	2,156	- 2,103
Meningitis	56	40	35	295	- 255
Schizophrenia	57	34	81	0	+ 34
Poisonings	58	26	46	98	- 72
Upper Respiratory	59	19	66	3	+ 15
Malnutrition	60	18	51	73	- 55
Hepatitis B	61	18	63	5	+ 13
Fires	62	16	43	179	- 163
Appendicitis	63	15	54	36	- 21
Maternal Conditions	64	15	45	105	- 90
Encephalitis	65	6	50	77	- 72
Leishmaniasis	66	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	60	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	37	289	- 289
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	52	57	- 57
Diphtheria	75	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	55	31	- 31
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Malta

Syria

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.