CANADA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,334	1	40,063	+ 32,271
Stroke	2	24,073	5	14,159	+ 9,914
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,562	7	7,431	+ 10,131
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	17,114	2	30,970	- 13,856
Lung Cancers	5	16,263	3	20,937	- 4,674
Diabetes Mellitus	6	13,427	9	5,718	+ 7,709
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,150	6	9,651	+ 2,499
Lung Disease	8	10,456	4	14,212	- 3,757
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,466	11	5,057	+ 2,409
Breast Cancer	10	7,000	8	5,910	+ 1,090
Kidney Disease	11	6,530	14	4,578	+ 1,952
Lymphomas	12	4,375	10	5,146	- 771
Prostate Cancer	13	4,369	13	4,711	- 342
Falls	14	4,267	12	4,829	- 562
Stomach Cancer	15	4,109	26	2,177	+ 1,931
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,094	18	3,359	+ 736
Ovary Cancer	17	2,812	29	1,902	+ 910
Liver Cancer	18	2,786	20	3,113	- 327
Bladder Cancer	19	2,738	23	2,521	+ 217
Hypertension	20	2,737	22	2,563	+ 175
Leukemia	21	2,283	21	3,098	- 815
Suicide	22	2,203	15	4,417	- 2,214
Oral Cancer	23	2,064	32	1,592	+ 472
Liver Disease	24	1,904	17	3,624	- 1,720
Skin Disease	25	1,891	38	679	+ 1,212
Other Neoplasms	26	1,820	31	1,679	+ 142
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,810	27	2,060	- 250
Uterin Cancer	28	1,708	34	1,183	+ 526
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,671	25	2,230	- 559
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,575	19	3,233	- 1,657
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,494	28	1,998	- 504
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,427	35	1,081	+ 346
Other Injuries	33	1,350	24	2,392	- 1,043
Skin Cancers	34	1,155	30	1,756	- 601
Low Birth Weight	35	932	42	553	+ 378
Asthma	36	687	49	262	+ 424
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	595	43	442	+ 153
Drug Use	38	566	16	3,686	- 3,120
Cervical Cancer	39	367	41	578	- 211
Violence	40	365	40	605	- 240
HIV/AIDS	41	303	53	163	+ 140
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	281	54	143	+ 139
Epilepsy	43	281	44	384	- 103
Birth Trauma	44	242	50	193	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	45	241	37	692	- 451
Anemia	46	235	46	343	- 108
Alcohol	47	223	33	1,491	- 1,268
Drownings	48	187	48	283	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	180	39	636	- 455
Osteoarthritis	50	176	55	139	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	158	47	322	- 164
Tuberculosis	52	130	58	97	+ 32
Hepatitis C	53	107	45	363	- 256
War	54	95	65	21	+ 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	86	36	840	- 754
Meningitis	56	65	59	68	- 3
Schizophrenia	57	56	57	118	- 63
Poisonings	58	42	56	121	- 79
Upper Respiratory	59	30	63	47	- 16
Malnutrition	60	29	51	192	- 163
Hepatitis B	61	29	60	66	- 37
Fires	62	26	52	192	- 167
Appendicitis	63	25	62	49	- 24
Maternal Conditions	64	25	64	45	- 20
Encephalitis	65	9	68	3	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	67	5	- 5
Otitis Media	82	0	66	8	- 8
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Malta

Canada

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.