MOROCCO VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,711	1	77,340	- 7,630
Stroke	2	23,199	2	31,861	- 8,661
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,925	6	7,237	+ 9,688
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	16,493	10	4,967	+ 11,526
Lung Cancers	5	15,673	7	6,585	+ 9,089
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,940	5	7,377	+ 5,563
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,709	17	2,556	+ 9,153
Lung Disease	8	10,076	8	6,296	+ 3,780
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,196	36	747	+ 6,449
Breast Cancer	10	6,746	12	3,604	+ 3,143
Kidney Disease	11	6,293	4	10,216	- 3,923
Lymphomas	12	4,216	20	2,274	+ 1,942
Prostate Cancer	13	4,211	24	1,914	+ 2,296
Falls	14	4,112	19	2,456	+ 1,656
Stomach Cancer	15	3,960	25	1,691	+ 2,268
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,946	26	1,511	+ 2,435
Ovary Cancer	17	2,710	34	800	+ 1,910
Liver Cancer	18	2,685	44	423	+ 2,262
Bladder Cancer	19	2,638	30	1,069	+ 1,570
Hypertension	20	2,638	3	10,736	- 8,098
Leukemia	21	2,201	31	1,035	+ 1,166
Suicide	22	2,123	16	2,617	- 495
Oral Cancer	23	1,989	35	780	+ 1,209
Liver Disease	24	1,835	11	4,866	- 3,031
Skin Disease	25	1,822	54	149	+ 1,674
Other Neoplasms	26	1,754	60	70	+ 1,684
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,744	32	1,022	+ 722
Uterin Cancer	28	1,646	53	154	+ 1,492
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,610	42	439	+ 1,171
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,518	28	1,129	+ 389
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,440	9	6,185	- 4,745
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,375	22	2,124	- 749
Other Injuries	33	1,301	21	2,271	- 971
Skin Cancers	34	1,113	41	477	+ 636
Low Birth Weight	35	898	14	3,305	- 2,407
Asthma	36	662	13	3,342	- 2,680
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	573	29	1,076	- 502
Drug Use	38	545	47	321	+ 224
Cervical Cancer	39	354	18	2,508	- 2,154
Violence	40	351	39	632	- 281
HIV/AIDS	41	292	49	289	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	271	80	0	+ 271
Epilepsy	43	271	45	336	- 65
Birth Trauma	44	234	23	2,067	- 1,833
Multiple Sclerosis	45	232	58	106	+ 126
Anemia	46	226	84	0	+ 226
Alcohol	47	215	57	109	+ 105
Drownings	48	180	43	426	- 246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	174	37	718	- 545
Osteoarthritis	50	170	81	0	+ 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	153	62	38	+ 114
Tuberculosis	52	125	15	2,870	- 2,745
Hepatitis C	53	103	65	7	+ 96
War	54	91	63	22	+ 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	83	27	1,192	- 1,109
Meningitis	56	63	40	542	- 480
Schizophrenia	57	54	86	0	+ 54
Poisonings	58	41	50	266	- 225
Upper Respiratory	59	29	67	4	+ 26
Malnutrition	60	28	51	200	- 172
Hepatitis B	61	28	48	316	- 288
Fires	62	25	33	904	- 880
Appendicitis	63	24	56	130	- 106
Maternal Conditions	64	24	38	704	- 680
Encephalitis	65	9	52	176	- 168
Leishmaniasis	66	1	64	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	61	67	- 67
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	46	324	- 324
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	59	76	- 76
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	5	- 5
Chlamydia	80	0	68	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	55	140	- 140
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	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 MOROCCO

Malta

Morocco

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.