{"slug": "mortality-in-malta-2024-key-findings", "title": "Annual Report 2024 Deaths", "pdfUrl": "https://dhir.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mortality-in-Malta-2024-Key-Findings.pdf", "sourcePage": "https://dhir.gov.mt/en/the-directorate/release-calendar/", "group": "Publication", "topic": "Release Calendar", "tables": [{"caption": "Table 1: Top causes of death in 2024 by gender", "header": ["Top Causes of death in 2024", "M", "F", "Total", "% of Total Deaths"], "rows": [["Ischaemic heart disease(I20-I25)", "328", "216", "544", "13.0"], ["Dementia(F01-F03,G30,G31.8)", "130", "240", "370", "8.8"], ["Pneumonia&other lower respiratory infections(J12-J22)", "130", "171", "301", "7.2"], ["Other heart diseases(I26-I51)", "99", "139", "238", "5.7"], ["Cerebrovascular disease(I60-I69)", "113", "111", "224", "5.4"], ["Malignant neoplasms of trachea,bronchus&lung(C33-C34)", "148", "56", "204", "4.9"], ["Diabetes(E10-E14)", "95", "100", "195", "4.7"], ["Chronic lower respiratory diseases(J40-J47)", "112", "58", "170", "4.1"], ["Malignant neoplasm of the colon,rectum and anus(C18-C21)", "63", "52", "115", "2.8"], ["Malignant neoplasm of the pancreas(C25)", "61", "45", "106", "2.5"], ["Malignant neoplasm of the breast(C50)", "1", "91", "92", "2.2"], ["Hypertensive heart and renal disease(I10-I13)", "26", "53", "79", "1.9"], ["Parkinsons disease(G20)", "37", "22", "59", "1.4"], ["Falls(W01-W19)", "37", "19", "56", "1.3"], ["Prostate(C61)", "53", "0", "53", "1.3"], ["Malignant neoplasm of the liver(C22)", "31", "15", "46", "1.1"], ["All other causes", "680", "649", "1329", "31.8"], ["Total", "2144", "2037", "4181", "100.0"]]}]}