UNITED KINGDOM VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,644	2	71,728	+ 55,917
Stroke	2	42,480	4	37,626	+ 4,853
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,991	3	40,540	- 9,549
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	30,200	1	98,135	- 67,935
Lung Cancers	5	28,699	5	35,715	- 7,016
Diabetes Mellitus	6	23,694	17	5,842	+ 17,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,440	7	18,446	+ 2,994
Lung Disease	8	18,451	6	32,896	- 14,445
Pancreas Cancer	9	13,175	11	8,995	+ 4,180
Breast Cancer	10	12,353	9	12,718	- 365
Kidney Disease	11	11,523	18	5,471	+ 6,052
Lymphomas	12	7,720	10	9,350	- 1,630
Prostate Cancer	13	7,710	8	13,289	- 5,580
Falls	14	7,529	15	7,618	- 89
Stomach Cancer	15	7,250	24	4,999	+ 2,251
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,225	13	8,573	- 1,347
Ovary Cancer	17	4,962	25	4,019	+ 943
Liver Cancer	18	4,916	21	5,237	- 320
Bladder Cancer	19	4,831	16	6,133	- 1,302
Hypertension	20	4,830	23	5,208	- 378
Leukemia	21	4,029	22	5,211	- 1,182
Suicide	22	3,887	20	5,325	- 1,438
Oral Cancer	23	3,642	30	3,109	+ 533
Liver Disease	24	3,359	14	7,666	- 4,306
Skin Disease	25	3,337	34	2,134	+ 1,203
Other Neoplasms	26	3,212	26	3,986	- 774
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,194	29	3,126	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	28	3,015	32	2,346	+ 669
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,948	12	8,727	- 5,778
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,780	28	3,297	- 517
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,636	33	2,169	+ 467
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,518	35	2,127	+ 391
Other Injuries	33	2,382	19	5,464	- 3,082
Skin Cancers	34	2,038	27	3,727	- 1,689
Low Birth Weight	35	1,644	40	1,313	+ 330
Asthma	36	1,212	41	1,302	- 91
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,049	36	2,090	- 1,040
Drug Use	38	999	31	2,824	- 1,826
Cervical Cancer	39	648	43	1,099	- 451
Violence	40	643	46	868	- 224
HIV/AIDS	41	534	55	188	+ 346
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	497	56	184	+ 313
Epilepsy	43	495	42	1,193	- 698
Birth Trauma	44	428	54	190	+ 238
Multiple Sclerosis	45	425	37	1,856	- 1,431
Anemia	46	414	50	277	+ 137
Alcohol	47	393	39	1,555	- 1,162
Drownings	48	330	49	301	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	318	45	876	- 558
Osteoarthritis	50	311	57	167	+ 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	279	44	1,014	- 735
Tuberculosis	52	229	47	351	- 123
Hepatitis C	53	189	51	267	- 79
War	54	167	67	10	+ 157
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	152	38	1,599	- 1,447
Meningitis	56	115	52	232	- 117
Schizophrenia	57	98	60	101	- 3
Poisonings	58	75	53	221	- 146
Upper Respiratory	59	54	63	48	+ 5
Malnutrition	60	51	58	116	- 65
Hepatitis B	61	51	65	40	+ 11
Fires	62	45	48	334	- 289
Appendicitis	63	44	59	105	- 61
Maternal Conditions	64	44	64	47	- 3
Encephalitis	65	16	68	6	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	62	49	- 49
Otitis Media	82	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Malta

United Kingdom

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.