MALTA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	182	3	213	- 31
HIV/AIDS	2	168	41	4	+ 165
Tuberculosis	3	159	52	2	+ 157
Stroke	4	128	2	291	- 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	124	55	1	+ 123
Road Traffic Accidents	6	120	31	18	+ 102
Liver Disease	7	108	24	23	+ 85
Malaria	8	102	69	0	+ 102
Coronary Heart Disease	9	97	1	876	- 779
Birth Trauma	10	80	44	3	+ 77
Low Birth Weight	11	77	35	11	+ 66
Congenital Anomalies	12	49	32	17	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	13	46	64	0	+ 45
Diabetes Mellitus	14	46	6	163	- 117
Meningitis	15	43	56	1	+ 42
Kidney Disease	16	36	11	79	- 43
Hypertension	17	36	20	33	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	18	35	29	20	+ 15
Other Injuries	19	35	33	16	+ 19
Lung Disease	20	35	8	127	- 92
Malnutrition	21	34	60	0	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	22	27	39	4	+ 23
Suicide	23	26	22	27	- 1
Violence	24	24	40	4	+ 19
Breast Cancer	25	21	10	85	- 63
Asthma	26	19	36	8	+ 10
Tetanus	27	17	74	0	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	28	16	15	50	- 34
Lymphomas	29	16	12	53	- 37
Oral Cancer	30	15	23	25	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	15	4	207	- 192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	12	7	147	- 135
Falls	33	12	14	52	- 40
Liver Cancer	34	11	18	34	- 23
Leukemia	35	11	21	28	- 17
Fires	36	11	62	0	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	37	10	13	53	- 42
Poisonings	38	10	58	1	+ 10
Drownings	39	10	48	2	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	40	9	27	22	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	9	37	7	+ 2
Pertussis	42	8	72	0	+ 8
Epilepsy	43	7	43	3	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	44	7	30	19	- 12
Ovary Cancer	45	6	17	34	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	46	6	9	90	- 85
Lung Cancers	47	5	5	197	- 192
Skin Cancers	48	5	34	14	- 9
Hepatitis B	49	4	61	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	50	4	16	50	- 46
Skin Disease	51	4	25	23	- 19
Syphilis	52	4	81	0	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	3	49	2	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	54	3	70	0	+ 3
Alcohol	55	3	47	3	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	56	3	28	21	- 18
Bladder Cancer	57	3	19	33	- 31
Appendicitis	58	2	63	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	59	2	66	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	60	2	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	61	1	53	1	- 0
Drug Use	62	1	38	7	- 6
Measles	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	59	0	+ 0
War	65	1	54	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	51	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	26	22	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	45	3	- 3
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	42	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.