MALTA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	821	1	876	- 55
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	286	4	207	+ 79
Stroke	3	278	2	291	- 13
Lung Cancers	4	260	5	197	+ 63
Lung Disease	5	239	8	127	+ 112
Hypertension	6	150	20	33	+ 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	145	7	147	- 2
Kidney Disease	8	127	11	79	+ 48
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	116	3	213	- 97
Breast Cancer	10	105	10	85	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	11	100	9	90	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	12	92	13	53	+ 39
Diabetes Mellitus	13	87	6	163	- 76
Falls	14	86	14	52	+ 34
Liver Disease	15	85	24	23	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	16	70	16	50	+ 21
Lymphomas	17	68	12	53	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	18	60	30	19	+ 41
Suicide	19	57	22	27	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	20	54	15	50	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	21	50	27	22	+ 28
Leukemia	22	49	21	28	+ 21
Other Injuries	23	46	33	16	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	24	46	26	22	+ 24
Liver Cancer	25	45	18	34	+ 11
Alcohol	26	35	47	3	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	27	35	29	20	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	28	35	19	33	+ 1
Oral Cancer	29	34	23	25	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	30	29	17	34	- 5
Skin Cancers	31	23	34	14	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	21	55	1	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	20	49	2	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	34	18	31	18	- 0
Epilepsy	35	17	43	3	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	36	13	32	17	- 4
Uterin Cancer	37	12	28	21	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	12	37	7	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	39	12	39	4	+ 7
Drug Use	40	11	38	7	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	41	9	45	3	+ 6
Skin Disease	42	9	25	23	- 14
Anemia	43	6	46	3	+ 3
Asthma	44	5	36	8	- 3
Low Birth Weight	45	4	35	11	- 7
Violence	46	4	40	4	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3	51	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	48	3	53	1	+ 2
Drownings	49	3	48	2	+ 0
Malnutrition	50	3	60	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	51	2	57	1	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	52	2	50	2	- 0
Fires	53	2	62	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	54	2	41	4	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	2	42	3	- 2
Tuberculosis	56	2	52	2	- 0
Birth Trauma	57	1	44	3	- 2
Poisonings	58	1	58	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	61	0	+ 1
Meningitis	60	1	56	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	1	59	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	1	63	0	+ 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
Syphilis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	80	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.