ZIMBABWE VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,977	3	8,493	+ 23,485
Stroke	2	10,642	5	5,126	+ 5,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,764	2	10,779	- 3,016
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	7,566	31	768	+ 6,798
Lung Cancers	5	7,190	43	286	+ 6,904
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,936	9	3,344	+ 2,592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,371	40	505	+ 4,866
Lung Disease	8	4,622	23	1,163	+ 3,459
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,301	47	217	+ 3,084
Breast Cancer	10	3,095	28	839	+ 2,256
Kidney Disease	11	2,887	12	2,214	+ 673
Lymphomas	12	1,934	26	960	+ 974
Prostate Cancer	13	1,931	32	628	+ 1,304
Falls	14	1,886	41	465	+ 1,421
Stomach Cancer	15	1,816	33	559	+ 1,258
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,810	46	226	+ 1,584
Ovary Cancer	17	1,243	51	173	+ 1,070
Liver Cancer	18	1,232	38	510	+ 722
Bladder Cancer	19	1,210	54	125	+ 1,086
Hypertension	20	1,210	24	1,146	+ 64
Leukemia	21	1,009	45	244	+ 766
Suicide	22	974	13	2,069	- 1,095
Oral Cancer	23	912	49	208	+ 705
Liver Disease	24	842	17	1,941	- 1,100
Skin Disease	25	836	52	173	+ 663
Other Neoplasms	26	805	62	37	+ 768
Inflammatory/Heart	27	800	25	1,047	- 247
Uterin Cancer	28	755	50	182	+ 573
Oesophagus Cancer	29	739	29	801	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	30	696	34	553	+ 143
Road Traffic Accidents	31	660	4	6,037	- 5,377
Congenital Anomalies	32	631	11	2,217	- 1,587
Other Injuries	33	597	20	1,656	- 1,059
Skin Cancers	34	511	44	264	+ 247
Low Birth Weight	35	412	7	4,038	- 3,626
Asthma	36	304	21	1,531	- 1,227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	263	35	548	- 285
Drug Use	38	250	48	213	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	39	162	14	2,023	- 1,860
Violence	40	161	18	1,916	- 1,755
HIV/AIDS	41	134	1	19,988	- 19,854
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	124	80	0	+ 124
Epilepsy	43	124	39	508	- 384
Birth Trauma	44	107	8	3,405	- 3,298
Multiple Sclerosis	45	106	67	14	+ 92
Anemia	46	104	84	0	+ 104
Alcohol	47	98	61	48	+ 50
Drownings	48	83	27	956	- 873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	80	36	542	- 462
Osteoarthritis	50	78	81	0	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	70	64	26	+ 44
Tuberculosis	52	57	16	1,999	- 1,942
Hepatitis C	53	47	66	14	+ 33
War	54	42	65	26	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	38	6	4,595	- 4,557
Meningitis	56	29	22	1,325	- 1,296
Schizophrenia	57	25	86	0	+ 25
Poisonings	58	19	37	515	- 496
Upper Respiratory	59	13	59	65	- 52
Malnutrition	60	13	10	2,396	- 2,383
Hepatitis B	61	13	60	57	- 44
Fires	62	11	30	793	- 781
Appendicitis	63	11	58	66	- 55
Maternal Conditions	64	11	19	1,749	- 1,738
Encephalitis	65	4	56	117	- 113
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Schistosomiasis	70	0	53	172	- 172
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	42	419	- 419
Measles	73	0	63	30	- 30
Tetanus	74	0	57	102	- 102
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	69	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	55	124	- 124
Otitis Media	82	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Malta

Zimbabwe

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.