MALTA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	420	1	876	- 456
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	410	4	207	+ 203
Lung Disease	3	345	8	127	+ 218
Lung Cancers	4	293	5	197	+ 96
Stroke	5	288	2	291	- 3
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	176	3	213	- 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	169	7	147	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	8	116	13	53	+ 63
Breast Cancer	9	102	10	85	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	10	101	6	163	- 62
Pancreas Cancer	11	86	9	90	- 4
Kidney Disease	12	72	11	79	- 7
Lymphomas	13	57	12	53	+ 4
Liver Disease	14	54	24	23	+ 31
Hypertension	15	51	20	33	+ 17
Suicide	16	49	22	27	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	17	47	16	50	- 2
Alcohol	18	47	47	3	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	19	45	30	19	+ 26
Leukemia	20	44	21	28	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	21	43	19	33	+ 10
Falls	22	43	14	52	- 9
Stomach Cancer	23	38	15	50	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	24	37	29	20	+ 17
Liver Cancer	25	37	18	34	+ 3
Skin Cancers	26	31	34	14	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	27	30	26	22	+ 8
Oral Cancer	28	29	23	25	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	29	29	17	34	- 5
Other Injuries	30	27	33	16	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	31	22	27	22	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	17	37	7	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	33	17	31	18	- 1
Drug Use	34	15	38	7	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	35	12	28	21	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	36	12	32	17	- 5
Cervical Cancer	37	12	39	4	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	11	55	1	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	39	10	45	3	+ 7
Epilepsy	40	10	43	3	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	41	9	35	11	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	8	49	2	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	7	51	2	+ 5
Asthma	44	6	36	8	- 2
Skin Disease	45	6	25	23	- 17
Anemia	46	6	46	3	+ 3
Violence	47	5	40	4	+ 1
Schizophrenia	48	4	57	1	+ 4
Fires	49	4	62	0	+ 4
Drownings	50	3	48	2	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	2	50	2	- 0
Meningitis	52	2	56	1	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	42	3	- 1
Appendicitis	54	2	63	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	2	41	4	- 2
Birth Trauma	56	2	44	3	- 1
Tuberculosis	57	1	52	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	58	1	59	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	1	60	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	53	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	0	61	0	+ 0
Poisonings	62	0	58	1	- 0
Oral conditions	63	0	86	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	65	0	82	0	+ 0
War	66	0	54	1	- 1
Encephalitis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Denmark

Malta

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.