MALTA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,214	2	291	+ 923
Coronary Heart Disease	2	972	1	876	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	3	935	27	22	+ 913
Diabetes Mellitus	4	243	6	163	+ 80
Lung Cancers	5	232	5	197	+ 35
Lung Disease	6	177	8	127	+ 51
Hypertension	7	138	20	33	+ 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	123	7	147	- 24
Kidney Disease	9	113	11	79	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	10	100	15	50	+ 50
Breast Cancer	11	85	10	85	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	12	59	9	90	- 32
Liver Cancer	13	57	18	34	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	14	57	13	53	+ 4
Liver Disease	15	48	24	23	+ 25
Suicide	16	43	22	27	+ 16
Other Injuries	17	40	33	16	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	18	36	19	33	+ 3
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	34	3	213	- 178
Parkinson's Disease	20	31	16	50	- 19
Skin Cancers	21	28	34	14	+ 14
Leukemia	22	25	21	28	- 2
Uterin Cancer	23	24	28	21	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	24	24	31	18	+ 5
Lymphomas	25	21	12	53	- 32
Ovary Cancer	26	21	17	34	- 13
Falls	27	17	14	52	- 35
Low Birth Weight	28	16	35	11	+ 5
Oral Cancer	29	16	23	25	- 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	16	4	207	- 192
Cervical Cancer	31	15	39	4	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	12	37	7	+ 5
Asthma	33	12	36	8	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	34	10	29	20	- 10
Tuberculosis	35	7	52	2	+ 5
Violence	36	7	40	4	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	37	6	32	17	- 11
Epilepsy	38	5	43	3	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	39	5	45	3	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	40	4	26	22	- 18
Drownings	41	4	48	2	+ 2
Alcohol	42	3	47	3	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3	49	2	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	44	3	30	19	- 16
Poisonings	45	2	58	1	+ 2
Fires	46	2	62	0	+ 2
Drug Use	47	2	38	7	- 5
Birth Trauma	48	2	44	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	49	2	61	0	+ 1
Pertussis	50	1	72	0	+ 1
Meningitis	51	1	56	1	+ 0
Anemia	52	1	46	3	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	42	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	54	0	64	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	55	0	63	0	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	0	55	1	- 1
Skin Disease	57	0	25	23	- 23
Malnutrition	58	0	60	0	- 0
Encephalitis	59	0	65	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	51	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	61	0	41	4	- 4
Syphilis	62	0	81	0	+ 0
War	63	0	54	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	53	1	- 1
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
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

No Macedonia

Malta

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.