MALTA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	946	1	876	+ 70
Stroke	2	459	2	291	+ 168
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	367	3	213	+ 154
Lung Cancers	4	256	5	197	+ 59
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	250	4	207	+ 43
Lung Disease	6	235	8	127	+ 109
Hypertension	7	149	20	33	+ 115
Prostate Cancer	8	144	13	53	+ 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	127	7	147	- 20
Falls	10	120	14	52	+ 69
Liver Disease	11	80	24	23	+ 57
Other Injuries	12	80	33	16	+ 64
Diabetes Mellitus	13	77	6	163	- 86
Kidney Disease	14	73	11	79	- 6
Breast Cancer	15	72	10	85	- 13
Suicide	16	70	22	27	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	17	50	27	22	+ 28
Lymphomas	18	47	12	53	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	19	43	31	18	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	20	42	15	50	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	21	39	9	90	- 52
Oesophagus Cancer	22	38	29	20	+ 17
Oral Cancer	23	38	23	25	+ 13
Liver Cancer	24	35	18	34	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	25	33	26	22	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	26	31	19	33	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	27	30	16	50	- 20
Alcohol	28	29	47	3	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	29	29	39	4	+ 24
Leukemia	30	27	21	28	- 1
Uterin Cancer	31	26	28	21	+ 5
Violence	32	25	40	4	+ 21
Skin Cancers	33	22	34	14	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	34	20	41	4	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	18	37	7	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	36	18	30	19	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	37	16	32	17	- 2
Osteoarthritis	38	14	50	2	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	39	14	17	34	- 20
Asthma	40	13	36	8	+ 5
Skin Disease	41	11	25	23	- 12
Drownings	42	10	48	2	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	9	55	1	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	7	49	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	45	5	53	1	+ 4
Epilepsy	46	5	43	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	47	4	63	0	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	48	4	35	11	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	4	51	2	+ 2
Meningitis	50	4	56	1	+ 3
Drug Use	51	4	38	7	- 3
Anemia	52	3	46	3	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	42	3	- 0
Schizophrenia	54	3	57	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	55	3	60	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	3	61	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	45	3	- 1
Fires	58	2	62	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	59	2	44	3	- 1
Tuberculosis	60	2	52	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	2	64	0	+ 2
Poisonings	62	1	58	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	63	0	82	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	59	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	83	0	+ 0
War	68	0	54	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.