MALTA VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Armenia ARMENIA MALTA Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 1,405 1 876 + 529
Stroke 2 335 2 291 + 43
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 192 3 213 - 21
Lung Cancers 4 162 5 197 - 34
Lung Disease 5 131 8 127 + 5
Hypertension 6 122 20 33 + 89
Diabetes Mellitus 7 113 6 163 - 50
Liver Disease 8 99 24 23 + 76
Road Traffic Accidents 9 93 31 18 + 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers 10 74 7 147 - 73
Kidney Disease 11 74 11 79 - 5
Stomach Cancer 12 71 15 50 + 21
Breast Cancer 13 70 10 85 - 15
Liver Cancer 14 57 18 34 + 23
Pancreas Cancer 15 57 9 90 - 34
Congenital Anomalies 16 45 32 17 + 27
Other Injuries 17 41 33 16 + 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease 18 37 37 7 + 30
Prostate Cancer 19 35 13 53 - 18
Bladder Cancer 20 28 19 33 - 5
Inflammatory/Heart 21 27 27 22 + 5
Leukemia 22 21 21 28 - 6
Low Birth Weight 23 20 35 11 + 9
Uterin Cancer 24 19 28 21 - 2
Violence 25 18 40 4 + 13
Lymphomas 26 17 12 53 - 36
Cervical Cancer 27 16 39 4 + 11
Suicide 28 15 22 27 - 11
Ovary Cancer 29 14 17 34 - 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease 30 11 49 2 + 8
Hepatitis C 31 10 53 1 + 9
HIV/AIDS 32 10 41 4 + 6
Oral Cancer 33 9 23 25 - 16
Skin Cancers 34 9 34 14 - 5
Endocrine Disorders 35 8 30 19 - 11
Oesophagus Cancer 36 8 29 20 - 12
Other Neoplasms 37 7 26 22 - 15
Tuberculosis 38 7 52 2 + 5
Alzheimers & Dementia 39 6 4 207 - 201
Falls 40 6 14 52 - 46
Drug Use 41 6 38 7 - 1
Birth Trauma 42 5 44 3 + 2
Skin Disease 43 4 25 23 - 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy 44 4 42 3 + 1
Drownings 45 3 48 2 + 1
Poisonings 46 3 58 1 + 3
Fires 47 2 62 0 + 2
Parkinson's Disease 48 2 16 50 - 48
Asthma 49 2 36 8 - 7
Diarrhoeal diseases 50 1 55 1 + 0
Hepatitis B 51 1 61 0 + 1
Epilepsy 52 1 43 3 - 2
Multiple Sclerosis 53 1 45 3 - 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis 54 1 51 2 - 1
Maternal Conditions 55 1 64 0 + 1
Meningitis 56 1 56 1 + 0
Encephalitis 57 1 65 0 + 1
Anemia 58 1 46 3 - 2
Appendicitis 59 1 63 0 + 0
Osteoarthritis 60 1 50 2 - 2
Schizophrenia 61 1 57 1 - 0
Alcohol 62 0 47 3 - 2
Upper Respiratory 63 0 59 0 + 0
Oral conditions 64 0 86 0 + 0
Otitis Media 65 0 82 0 + 0
Malnutrition 66 0 60 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 67 0 66 0 + 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 68 0 85 0 + 0
War 69 0 54 1 - 1
Iodine Deficiency 70 0 71 0 + 0
Pertussis 71 0 72 0 + 0
Ascariasis 72 0 79 0 + 0
Diphtheria 73 0 75 0 + 0
Measles 74 0 73 0 + 0
Syphilis 75 0 81 0 + 0
Chlamydia 76 0 80 0 - 0
Dengue 77 0 78 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 78 0 77 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 79 0 76 0 - 0
Leprosy 80 0 83 0 - 0
Tetanus 81 0 74 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 82 0 70 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 83 0 67 0 - 0
Chagas disease 84 0 68 0 - 0
Malaria 85 0 69 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 84 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020