MALTA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	434	1	876	- 442
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	365	4	207	+ 158
Stroke	3	250	2	291	- 42
Lung Cancers	4	245	5	197	+ 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	150	7	147	+ 3
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	136	3	213	- 77
Lung Disease	7	125	8	127	- 1
Breast Cancer	8	107	10	85	+ 22
Other Injuries	9	104	33	16	+ 88
Pancreas Cancer	10	85	9	90	- 5
Kidney Disease	11	79	11	79	- 0
Diabetes Mellitus	12	75	6	163	- 88
Prostate Cancer	13	75	13	53	+ 22
Lymphomas	14	69	12	53	+ 16
Liver Cancer	15	66	18	34	+ 32
Suicide	16	62	22	27	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	17	60	26	22	+ 38
Falls	18	57	14	52	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	19	56	30	19	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	20	52	16	50	+ 2
Leukemia	21	51	21	28	+ 24
Liver Disease	22	51	24	23	+ 28
Hypertension	23	49	20	33	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	24	45	19	33	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	25	42	27	22	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	26	38	15	50	- 12
Oral Cancer	27	32	23	25	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	28	32	29	20	+ 12
Malnutrition	29	29	60	0	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	30	27	17	34	- 7
Road Traffic Accidents	31	23	31	18	+ 5
Skin Cancers	32	22	34	14	+ 8
Alcohol	33	22	47	3	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	34	19	28	21	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	35	14	32	17	- 3
Drug Use	36	13	38	7	+ 6
Epilepsy	37	13	43	3	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	12	55	1	+ 11
Skin Disease	39	11	25	23	- 12
Cervical Cancer	40	11	39	4	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	10	49	2	+ 7
Asthma	42	7	36	8	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	7	37	7	- 0
Anemia	44	7	46	3	+ 4
Drownings	45	6	48	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	46	5	45	3	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	47	4	35	11	- 7
Schizophrenia	48	4	57	1	+ 4
Violence	49	4	40	4	- 1
Tuberculosis	50	3	52	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	51	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	3	53	1	+ 2
Fires	53	3	62	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	54	2	41	4	- 1
Birth Trauma	55	2	44	3	- 1
Osteoarthritis	56	2	50	2	- 0
Poisonings	57	2	58	1	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	56	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	61	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	61	1	63	0	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	1	42	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	- 0
War	67	0	54	1	- 1
Syphilis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	68	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.