MALTA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	928	4	207	+ 721
Coronary Heart Disease	2	821	1	876	- 55
Stroke	3	344	2	291	+ 52
Lung Cancers	4	193	5	197	- 4
Hypertension	5	169	20	33	+ 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	120	7	147	- 27
Falls	7	111	14	52	+ 59
Lung Disease	8	108	8	127	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	9	104	9	90	+ 14
Liver Disease	10	89	24	23	+ 66
Prostate Cancer	11	81	13	53	+ 28
Breast Cancer	12	79	10	85	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	13	71	16	50	+ 22
Lymphomas	14	71	12	53	+ 18
Suicide	15	71	22	27	+ 44
Liver Cancer	16	46	18	34	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	17	43	27	22	+ 21
Alcohol	18	39	47	3	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	19	37	15	50	- 12
Other Injuries	20	36	33	16	+ 20
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	36	3	213	- 176
Diabetes Mellitus	22	35	6	163	- 128
Other Neoplasms	23	31	26	22	+ 9
Leukemia	24	31	21	28	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	25	29	17	34	- 5
Kidney Disease	26	29	11	79	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	27	27	29	20	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	28	26	19	33	- 7
Skin Cancers	29	25	34	14	+ 11
Drug Use	30	22	38	7	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	31	21	30	19	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	32	19	28	21	- 2
Road Traffic Accidents	33	18	31	18	- 0
Oral Cancer	34	17	23	25	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	35	16	32	17	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	13	37	7	+ 5
Drownings	37	9	48	2	+ 7
Epilepsy	38	9	43	3	+ 5
Schizophrenia	39	8	57	1	+ 7
Asthma	40	7	36	8	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	7	51	2	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	42	7	45	3	+ 4
Violence	43	5	40	4	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	44	5	39	4	+ 1
Fires	45	5	62	0	+ 5
Tuberculosis	46	3	52	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	47	2	25	23	- 21
Low Birth Weight	48	2	35	11	- 9
Poisonings	49	2	58	1	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2	49	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	51	1	50	2	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	1	55	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	42	3	- 3
Appendicitis	54	1	63	0	+ 0
Meningitis	55	1	56	1	- 0
Birth Trauma	56	1	44	3	- 2
Malnutrition	57	1	60	0	+ 0
Anemia	58	0	46	3	- 2
HIV/AIDS	59	0	41	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	60	0	53	1	- 1
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	59	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	61	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	64	0	- 0
War	65	0	54	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	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.