ZAMBIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,781	10	4,432	+ 34,349
Stroke	2	12,906	3	7,948	+ 4,958
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,416	2	9,517	- 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	9,175	29	590	+ 8,586
Lung Cancers	5	8,719	41	226	+ 8,493
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,199	14	2,395	+ 4,804
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,514	43	203	+ 6,311
Lung Disease	8	5,606	21	1,273	+ 4,333
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,003	62	42	+ 3,961
Breast Cancer	10	3,753	35	366	+ 3,387
Kidney Disease	11	3,501	18	1,760	+ 1,741
Lymphomas	12	2,346	31	548	+ 1,798
Prostate Cancer	13	2,342	30	561	+ 1,781
Falls	14	2,288	28	596	+ 1,691
Stomach Cancer	15	2,203	42	206	+ 1,996
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,195	47	164	+ 2,031
Ovary Cancer	17	1,508	57	82	+ 1,425
Liver Cancer	18	1,494	46	177	+ 1,317
Bladder Cancer	19	1,468	50	132	+ 1,336
Hypertension	20	1,468	13	2,616	- 1,149
Leukemia	21	1,224	39	261	+ 963
Suicide	22	1,181	20	1,303	- 122
Oral Cancer	23	1,106	48	155	+ 951
Liver Disease	24	1,021	9	4,501	- 3,480
Skin Disease	25	1,014	52	126	+ 888
Other Neoplasms	26	976	65	20	+ 956
Inflammatory/Heart	27	970	33	501	+ 469
Uterin Cancer	28	916	64	30	+ 886
Oesophagus Cancer	29	896	36	359	+ 537
Endocrine Disorders	30	845	37	354	+ 491
Road Traffic Accidents	31	801	11	3,654	- 2,853
Congenital Anomalies	32	765	12	3,146	- 2,381
Other Injuries	33	724	19	1,729	- 1,005
Skin Cancers	34	619	54	108	+ 511
Low Birth Weight	35	499	8	4,857	- 4,358
Asthma	36	368	26	741	- 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	319	40	246	+ 73
Drug Use	38	303	53	122	+ 181
Cervical Cancer	39	197	17	1,799	- 1,602
Violence	40	195	23	1,153	- 958
HIV/AIDS	41	162	1	17,234	- 17,072
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	151	84	0	+ 151
Epilepsy	43	151	38	332	- 181
Birth Trauma	44	130	7	5,062	- 4,932
Multiple Sclerosis	45	129	67	13	+ 116
Anemia	46	126	83	0	+ 126
Alcohol	47	119	49	140	- 21
Drownings	48	100	27	689	- 589
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	97	45	190	- 93
Osteoarthritis	50	95	85	0	+ 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	85	63	30	+ 55
Tuberculosis	52	69	6	5,941	- 5,872
Hepatitis C	53	57	66	18	+ 40
War	54	51	69	6	+ 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	46	5	6,275	- 6,229
Meningitis	56	35	16	1,976	- 1,941
Schizophrenia	57	30	81	0	+ 30
Poisonings	58	23	34	456	- 433
Upper Respiratory	59	16	60	68	- 51
Malnutrition	60	15	15	2,303	- 2,287
Hepatitis B	61	15	55	104	- 89
Fires	62	14	32	546	- 533
Appendicitis	63	13	56	84	- 71
Maternal Conditions	64	13	22	1,188	- 1,175
Encephalitis	65	5	59	70	- 65
Leishmaniasis	66	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	70	0	51	128	- 128
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	25	743	- 743
Measles	73	0	61	48	- 48
Tetanus	74	0	44	190	- 190
Diphtheria	75	0	73	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	68	9	- 9
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	24	885	- 885
Otitis Media	82	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	83	0	77	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 ZAMBIA

Malta

Zambia

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.