MALTA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	402	2	291	+ 110
Diabetes Mellitus	2	346	6	163	+ 183
Coronary Heart Disease	3	287	1	876	- 589
Violence	4	247	40	4	+ 243
Prostate Cancer	5	147	13	53	+ 94
Kidney Disease	6	132	11	79	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	7	126	41	4	+ 122
Hypertension	8	108	20	33	+ 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	98	4	207	- 110
Lung Cancers	10	79	5	197	- 118
Lung Disease	11	75	8	127	- 51
Road Traffic Accidents	12	74	31	18	+ 56
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	73	7	147	- 75
Breast Cancer	14	69	10	85	- 16
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	65	3	213	- 147
Cervical Cancer	16	60	39	4	+ 55
Lymphomas	17	42	12	53	- 11
Low Birth Weight	18	40	35	11	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	19	38	15	50	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	20	29	30	19	+ 10
Liver Disease	21	26	24	23	+ 3
Skin Disease	22	24	25	23	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	23	23	32	17	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	24	22	27	22	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	25	22	16	50	- 28
Leukemia	26	21	21	28	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	27	20	9	90	- 71
Uterin Cancer	28	18	28	21	- 3
Liver Cancer	29	17	18	34	- 17
Ovary Cancer	30	16	17	34	- 18
Other Injuries	31	15	33	16	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	14	37	7	+ 7
Falls	33	14	14	52	- 38
Oesophagus Cancer	34	12	29	20	- 8
Suicide	35	12	22	27	- 15
Asthma	36	11	36	8	+ 3
Birth Trauma	37	11	44	3	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	38	10	19	33	- 23
Oral Cancer	39	10	23	25	- 15
Malnutrition	40	8	60	0	+ 8
Epilepsy	41	8	43	3	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	6	55	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	43	6	64	0	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	4	49	2	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	45	3	26	22	- 19
Fires	46	3	62	0	+ 2
Meningitis	47	3	56	1	+ 2
Drug Use	48	2	38	7	- 5
Encephalitis	49	2	65	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2	51	2	- 0
Drownings	51	2	48	2	- 1
Skin Cancers	52	2	34	14	- 12
Appendicitis	53	2	63	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	54	1	52	2	- 0
Alcohol	55	1	47	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	45	3	- 2
Poisonings	57	0	58	1	- 0
Dengue	58	0	78	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	0	61	0	- 0
Syphilis	60	0	81	0	+ 0
War	61	0	54	1	- 1
Chlamydia	62	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	53	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	82	0	50	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	1	- 1
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.