MALTA VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	398	1	876	- 478
Stroke	2	164	2	291	- 127
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	142	4	207	- 65
Lung Disease	4	126	8	127	- 0
Diabetes Mellitus	5	118	6	163	- 45
Lung Cancers	6	114	5	197	- 83
Kidney Disease	7	76	11	79	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	59	7	147	- 88
Breast Cancer	9	55	10	85	- 30
Other Injuries	10	48	33	16	+ 32
Hypertension	11	45	20	33	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	12	45	30	19	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	13	42	13	53	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	14	37	9	90	- 53
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	35	3	213	- 178
Lymphomas	16	35	12	53	- 18
Leukemia	17	29	21	28	+ 2
Road Traffic Accidents	18	25	31	18	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	19	24	19	33	- 9
Liver Cancer	20	23	18	34	- 11
Stomach Cancer	21	22	15	50	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	20	55	1	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	23	19	26	22	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	24	18	27	22	- 4
Falls	25	18	14	52	- 34
Liver Disease	26	18	24	23	- 5
Ovary Cancer	27	16	17	34	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	28	16	16	50	- 34
Suicide	29	16	22	27	- 11
Skin Disease	30	16	25	23	- 7
Skin Cancers	31	14	34	14	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	12	49	2	+ 10
Drownings	33	12	48	2	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	34	10	28	21	- 11
Asthma	35	9	36	8	+ 0
Oral Cancer	36	7	23	25	- 18
Cervical Cancer	37	7	39	4	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	38	6	32	17	- 11
Anemia	39	6	46	3	+ 3
Violence	40	5	40	4	+ 1
Drug Use	41	5	38	7	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	4	37	7	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	43	4	29	20	- 17
Epilepsy	44	3	43	3	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	3	51	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	46	3	45	3	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	47	2	35	11	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	2	42	3	- 1
Alcohol	49	2	47	3	- 1
Fires	50	2	62	0	+ 1
Poisonings	51	1	58	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	52	1	52	2	- 0
Birth Trauma	53	1	44	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	54	1	61	0	+ 0
Meningitis	55	1	56	1	- 0
Malnutrition	56	1	60	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	57	1	57	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	58	1	53	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	0	59	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	60	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	81	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	64	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	64	0	41	4	- 4
Otitis Media	65	0	82	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	66	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
War	68	0	54	1	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	71	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

Cyprus

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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.