THAILAND VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	130,370	1	51,305	+ 79,065
Stroke	2	43,387	2	50,273	- 6,886
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,653	3	31,289	+ 363
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	30,845	6	22,851	+ 7,994
Lung Cancers	5	29,312	8	22,296	+ 7,015
Diabetes Mellitus	6	24,200	10	18,776	+ 5,424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,898	13	9,908	+ 11,989
Lung Disease	8	18,845	9	19,474	- 630
Pancreas Cancer	9	13,457	33	2,383	+ 11,074
Breast Cancer	10	12,617	17	6,053	+ 6,564
Kidney Disease	11	11,769	4	26,822	- 15,053
Lymphomas	12	7,885	22	4,539	+ 3,346
Prostate Cancer	13	7,875	30	3,013	+ 4,862
Falls	14	7,690	18	5,409	+ 2,281
Stomach Cancer	15	7,405	27	3,451	+ 3,954
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,380	23	4,292	+ 3,087
Ovary Cancer	17	5,068	36	2,003	+ 3,065
Liver Cancer	18	5,021	5	23,883	- 18,861
Bladder Cancer	19	4,934	38	1,798	+ 3,136
Hypertension	20	4,934	34	2,179	+ 2,754
Leukemia	21	4,115	26	3,902	+ 213
Suicide	22	3,970	16	6,147	- 2,177
Oral Cancer	23	3,720	20	4,961	- 1,241
Liver Disease	24	3,431	11	17,596	- 14,165
Skin Disease	25	3,408	28	3,375	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	26	3,281	54	192	+ 3,089
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,262	32	2,879	+ 384
Uterin Cancer	28	3,079	44	864	+ 2,215
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,011	29	3,156	- 144
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,839	37	1,888	+ 951
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,692	7	22,428	- 19,736
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,571	35	2,107	+ 464
Other Injuries	33	2,432	21	4,869	- 2,437
Skin Cancers	34	2,082	41	1,133	+ 949
Low Birth Weight	35	1,679	40	1,548	+ 131
Asthma	36	1,237	24	4,182	- 2,944
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,072	39	1,679	- 607
Drug Use	38	1,020	45	794	+ 226
Cervical Cancer	39	662	19	5,110	- 4,448
Violence	40	657	31	2,965	- 2,308
HIV/AIDS	41	546	12	13,922	- 13,377
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	507	81	0	+ 507
Epilepsy	43	506	47	689	- 183
Birth Trauma	44	437	50	533	- 97
Multiple Sclerosis	45	434	61	86	+ 348
Anemia	46	423	85	0	+ 423
Alcohol	47	401	49	548	- 147
Drownings	48	337	25	3,956	- 3,619
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	325	51	436	- 111
Osteoarthritis	50	318	82	0	+ 318
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	285	53	194	+ 91
Tuberculosis	52	234	14	9,551	- 9,318
Hepatitis C	53	193	67	7	+ 185
War	54	170	60	87	+ 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	155	15	6,863	- 6,708
Meningitis	56	117	43	931	- 813
Schizophrenia	57	100	84	0	+ 100
Poisonings	58	77	57	132	- 55
Upper Respiratory	59	55	65	18	+ 37
Malnutrition	60	52	42	962	- 910
Hepatitis B	61	52	56	153	- 101
Fires	62	46	48	617	- 571
Appendicitis	63	45	59	114	- 69
Maternal Conditions	64	45	52	227	- 183
Encephalitis	65	16	46	722	- 705
Leishmaniasis	66	1	72	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	66	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	62	77	- 77
Measles	73	0	63	56	- 56
Tetanus	74	0	58	116	- 116
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	55	172	- 172
Ascariasis	79	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	64	36	- 36
Otitis Media	82	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Malta

Thailand

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.