MALTA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	485	1	876	- 391
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	375	4	207	+ 168
Lung Cancers	3	254	5	197	+ 57
Lung Disease	4	172	8	127	+ 45
Stroke	5	171	2	291	- 120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	117	7	147	- 30
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	90	3	213	- 123
Breast Cancer	8	72	10	85	- 13
Diabetes Mellitus	9	69	6	163	- 93
Lymphomas	10	62	12	53	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	11	61	9	90	- 29
Falls	12	58	14	52	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	13	57	13	53	+ 4
Kidney Disease	14	55	11	79	- 24
Suicide	15	53	22	27	+ 27
Drug Use	16	45	38	7	+ 38
Liver Disease	17	44	24	23	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	18	41	16	50	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	19	39	30	19	+ 20
Liver Cancer	20	38	18	34	+ 4
Leukemia	21	38	21	28	+ 10
Hypertension	22	31	20	33	- 2
Bladder Cancer	23	31	19	33	- 3
Other Injuries	24	29	33	16	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	25	27	29	20	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	26	26	15	50	- 23
Inflammatory/Heart	27	25	27	22	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	28	24	31	18	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	29	23	17	34	- 11
Skin Cancers	30	21	34	14	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	31	20	26	22	- 2
Oral Cancer	32	19	23	25	- 6
Alcohol	33	18	47	3	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	34	14	28	21	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	35	13	32	17	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	10	55	1	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	37	8	45	3	+ 5
Skin Disease	38	8	25	23	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	8	49	2	+ 6
Violence	40	7	40	4	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	41	7	39	4	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	42	7	35	11	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	5	37	7	- 2
Epilepsy	44	5	43	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	45	4	53	1	+ 3
Anemia	46	4	46	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	4	51	2	+ 2
Drownings	48	3	48	2	+ 1
Asthma	49	3	36	8	- 5
Birth Trauma	50	2	44	3	- 1
Malnutrition	51	2	60	0	+ 2
Fires	52	2	62	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	53	2	41	4	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	42	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	55	2	50	2	- 0
Poisonings	56	1	58	1	+ 1
Schizophrenia	57	1	57	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	1	52	2	- 0
Meningitis	59	1	56	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	1	61	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	63	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	59	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	64	0	+ 0
War	65	0	54	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.