MALTA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	354	1	876	- 522
Stroke	2	263	2	291	- 28
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	202	3	213	- 10
Violence	4	147	40	4	+ 142
Diabetes Mellitus	5	127	6	163	- 35
Lung Disease	6	127	8	127	+ 0
Kidney Disease	7	80	11	79	+ 1
Road Traffic Accidents	8	72	31	18	+ 54
Lung Cancers	9	68	5	197	- 129
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	66	4	207	- 142
Hypertension	11	62	20	33	+ 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	49	7	147	- 98
Liver Disease	13	46	24	23	+ 23
Breast Cancer	14	44	10	85	- 40
Prostate Cancer	15	41	13	53	- 12
Falls	16	40	14	52	- 11
Stomach Cancer	17	38	15	50	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	18	37	27	22	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	19	36	30	19	+ 17
Suicide	20	31	22	27	+ 4
Other Injuries	21	29	33	16	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	22	27	41	4	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	23	26	32	17	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	24	26	9	90	- 65
Liver Cancer	25	25	18	34	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	26	22	29	20	+ 2
Lymphomas	27	22	12	53	- 31
Oral Cancer	28	21	23	25	- 4
Cervical Cancer	29	20	39	4	+ 16
Leukemia	30	18	21	28	- 9
Skin Disease	31	15	25	23	- 8
Alcohol	32	15	47	3	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	33	15	35	11	+ 3
Malnutrition	34	14	60	0	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	12	55	1	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	36	11	19	33	- 22
Chagas disease	37	11	68	0	+ 11
Skin Cancers	38	11	34	14	- 3
Drownings	39	11	48	2	+ 8
Tuberculosis	40	10	52	2	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	41	10	16	50	- 39
Other Neoplasms	42	10	26	22	- 12
Ovary Cancer	43	9	17	34	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	9	37	7	+ 2
Birth Trauma	45	8	44	3	+ 5
Epilepsy	46	7	43	3	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	47	6	28	21	- 15
Asthma	48	6	36	8	- 3
Drug Use	49	5	38	7	- 2
Anemia	50	5	46	3	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	5	49	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	4	53	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	53	3	64	0	+ 3
Meningitis	54	3	56	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	2	42	3	- 1
War	56	2	54	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	2	63	0	+ 2
Fires	58	2	62	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	61	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	60	1	57	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	1	51	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	63	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	45	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	65	1	50	2	- 1
Poisonings	66	1	58	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	1	59	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	72	0	65	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	73	0	86	0	+ 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	+ 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	67	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	77	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.