MALTA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	481	41	4	+ 477
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	239	3	213	+ 26
Malaria	3	175	69	0	+ 175
Low Birth Weight	4	120	35	11	+ 108
Birth Trauma	5	115	44	3	+ 112
Stroke	6	114	2	291	- 177
Coronary Heart Disease	7	110	1	876	- 766
Road Traffic Accidents	8	96	31	18	+ 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	91	55	1	+ 90
Tuberculosis	10	84	52	2	+ 82
Diabetes Mellitus	11	78	6	163	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	12	65	32	17	+ 48
Liver Disease	13	52	24	23	+ 29
Kidney Disease	14	52	11	79	- 27
Measles	15	47	73	0	+ 47
Hypertension	16	43	20	33	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	17	36	64	0	+ 36
Syphilis	18	35	81	0	+ 35
Meningitis	19	33	56	1	+ 32
Lung Disease	20	32	8	127	- 95
Pertussis	21	29	72	0	+ 29
Suicide	22	28	22	27	+ 1
Other Injuries	23	27	33	16	+ 11
Breast Cancer	24	22	10	85	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	25	19	30	19	+ 0
Asthma	26	17	36	8	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	27	17	27	22	- 5
Cervical Cancer	28	15	39	4	+ 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	15	4	207	- 193
Drug Use	30	13	38	7	+ 6
Malnutrition	31	13	60	0	+ 12
Falls	32	12	14	52	- 40
Violence	33	12	40	4	+ 7
Liver Cancer	34	11	18	34	- 22
Prostate Cancer	35	11	13	53	- 42
Drownings	36	10	48	2	+ 8
Oral Cancer	37	9	23	25	- 16
Epilepsy	38	8	43	3	+ 5
Fires	39	8	62	0	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	7	7	147	- 140
Lung Cancers	41	7	5	197	- 190
Tetanus	42	6	74	0	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	6	37	7	- 1
Poisonings	44	6	58	1	+ 5
Lymphomas	45	5	12	53	- 48
Parkinson's Disease	46	5	16	50	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	47	4	67	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	4	34	14	- 10
Stomach Cancer	49	4	15	50	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	4	49	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	51	3	25	23	- 19
Ovary Cancer	52	3	17	34	- 31
Alcohol	53	3	47	3	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	54	3	29	20	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	55	3	9	90	- 87
Bladder Cancer	56	2	19	33	- 31
Encephalitis	57	2	65	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	58	2	28	21	- 19
Appendicitis	59	1	63	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	60	1	70	0	+ 1
Leukemia	61	1	21	28	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	51	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	26	22	- 21
Diphtheria	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	45	3	- 3
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	53	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
War	71	0	54	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	42	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Equ. Guinea

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.