MALTA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	678	2	291	+ 386
Coronary Heart Disease	2	588	1	876	- 288
Lung Disease	3	321	8	127	+ 195
Lung Cancers	4	237	5	197	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	5	132	15	50	+ 82
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	101	4	207	- 106
Hypertension	7	100	20	33	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	8	83	31	18	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	82	7	147	- 65
Oesophagus Cancer	10	81	29	20	+ 60
Kidney Disease	11	64	11	79	- 15
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	61	3	213	- 152
Liver Cancer	13	60	18	34	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	14	54	6	163	- 109
Liver Disease	15	48	24	23	+ 25
Falls	16	46	14	52	- 6
Suicide	17	39	22	27	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	18	37	9	90	- 53
Breast Cancer	19	31	10	85	- 54
Parkinson's Disease	20	23	16	50	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	22	49	2	+ 19
Leukemia	22	19	21	28	- 8
Lymphomas	23	19	12	53	- 34
Oral Cancer	24	18	23	25	- 7
Other Injuries	25	18	33	16	+ 2
Drownings	26	18	48	2	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	27	17	39	4	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	28	17	13	53	- 36
Bladder Cancer	29	13	19	33	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	13	37	7	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	31	12	32	17	- 5
Tuberculosis	32	12	52	2	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	33	10	27	22	- 12
HIV/AIDS	34	10	41	4	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	35	9	17	34	- 25
Poisonings	36	9	58	1	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	37	8	30	19	- 11
Drug Use	38	8	38	7	+ 1
Asthma	39	8	36	8	- 1
Low Birth Weight	40	7	35	11	- 4
Skin Cancers	41	7	34	14	- 7
Alcohol	42	6	47	3	+ 4
Birth Trauma	43	6	44	3	+ 3
Malnutrition	44	4	60	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	45	4	28	21	- 17
Epilepsy	46	4	43	3	+ 0
Violence	47	4	40	4	- 1
Fires	48	3	62	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	3	51	2	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	3	55	1	+ 2
Meningitis	51	2	56	1	+ 1
Skin Disease	52	2	25	23	- 21
Other Neoplasms	53	1	26	22	- 21
Maternal Conditions	54	1	64	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	55	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	61	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	59	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	1	81	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	45	3	- 2
Appendicitis	60	0	63	0	+ 0
War	61	0	54	1	- 1
Measles	62	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	53	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	82	0	50	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	1	- 1
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.