MALTA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	560	41	4	+ 556
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	306	3	213	+ 93
Coronary Heart Disease	3	254	1	876	- 621
Stroke	4	239	2	291	- 53
Diabetes Mellitus	5	235	6	163	+ 72
Tuberculosis	6	171	52	2	+ 169
Violence	7	163	40	4	+ 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	123	55	1	+ 122
Kidney Disease	9	119	11	79	+ 40
Suicide	10	107	22	27	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	11	101	31	18	+ 83
Hypertension	12	99	20	33	+ 66
Lung Disease	13	92	8	127	- 34
Liver Disease	14	70	24	23	+ 47
Lung Cancers	15	60	5	197	- 137
Low Birth Weight	16	49	35	11	+ 37
Other Injuries	17	47	33	16	+ 30
Asthma	18	46	36	8	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	19	46	30	19	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	20	43	39	4	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	21	42	27	22	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	36	4	207	- 171
Breast Cancer	23	35	10	85	- 50
Prostate Cancer	24	34	13	53	- 19
Congenital Anomalies	25	34	32	17	+ 17
Meningitis	26	28	56	1	+ 28
Fires	27	28	62	0	+ 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	28	7	147	- 119
Oesophagus Cancer	29	27	29	20	+ 7
Birth Trauma	30	23	44	3	+ 20
Lymphomas	31	22	12	53	- 31
Drownings	32	19	48	2	+ 16
Liver Cancer	33	19	18	34	- 15
Malnutrition	34	19	60	0	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	35	16	9	90	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	15	37	7	+ 8
Epilepsy	37	15	43	3	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	38	13	64	0	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	39	12	15	50	- 38
Leukemia	40	11	21	28	- 16
Oral Cancer	41	11	23	25	- 14
Falls	42	11	14	52	- 41
Pertussis	43	9	72	0	+ 9
Syphilis	44	9	81	0	+ 9
Skin Disease	45	9	25	23	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	46	8	16	50	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	8	49	2	+ 6
Skin Cancers	48	8	34	14	- 6
Alcohol	49	8	47	3	+ 5
Poisonings	50	8	58	1	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	51	7	17	34	- 27
Bladder Cancer	52	6	19	33	- 27
Drug Use	53	6	38	7	- 1
Uterin Cancer	54	4	28	21	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	3	51	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	2	63	0	+ 2
Measles	57	2	73	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	58	2	26	22	- 20
Encephalitis	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	2	59	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	61	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	45	3	- 2
Malaria	63	1	69	0	+ 1
War	64	1	54	1	- 1
Tetanus	65	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	53	1	- 1
Ascariasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	42	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

South Africa

Malta

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.