BHUTAN VS MALDIVES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALDIVES		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	635	1	702	- 67
Stroke	2	326	3	360	- 35
Lung Disease	3	207	2	524	- 317
Kidney Disease	4	183	8	149	+ 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	107	13	105	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	6	107	7	164	- 57
Lung Cancers	7	83	21	44	+ 39
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	75	4	177	- 102
Breast Cancer	9	64	43	8	+ 56
Liver Cancer	10	61	27	35	+ 26
Liver Disease	11	55	6	166	- 110
Endocrine Disorders	12	49	39	11	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	13	49	29	30	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	48	31	24	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	15	44	20	50	- 6
Falls	16	43	12	111	- 68
Hypertension	17	37	16	77	- 39
Other Injuries	18	36	24	43	- 7
Oral Cancer	19	35	23	43	- 8
Low Birth Weight	20	33	14	79	- 46
Suicide	21	33	26	35	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	33	5	169	- 137
Drownings	23	31	32	20	+ 11
Leukemia	24	29	34	19	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	25	26	28	31	- 5
Prostate Cancer	26	26	55	3	+ 23
Tuberculosis	27	26	9	138	- 112
Violence	28	23	35	18	+ 4
Asthma	29	22	15	78	- 55
Ovary Cancer	30	21	37	14	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	31	20	10	123	- 104
Skin Disease	32	19	46	7	+ 12
Dengue	33	17	56	3	+ 14
Lymphomas	34	17	52	5	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	35	12	42	9	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	36	12	45	8	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	37	12	48	6	+ 5
Epilepsy	38	11	38	14	- 3
Birth Trauma	39	11	19	51	- 40
Pancreas Cancer	40	10	33	20	- 10
Fires	41	9	44	8	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	8	25	39	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	8	17	68	- 60
Encephalitis	44	6	30	28	- 22
Malnutrition	45	6	54	3	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	46	5	57	2	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	47	4	71	0	+ 4
Drug Use	48	4	47	7	- 3
Stomach Cancer	49	3	11	118	- 115
Meningitis	50	2	36	17	- 15
Alcohol	51	2	49	6	- 4
Pertussis	52	1	63	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	50	5	- 5
Tetanus	54	1	60	1	- 1
Poisonings	55	1	59	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	53	4	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	57	0	62	1	- 1
Syphilis	58	0	40	11	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	59	0	22	44	- 43
Measles	60	0	58	2	- 2
Appendicitis	61	0	51	5	- 5
War	62	0	68	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	63	0	41	9	- 9
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	1	- 1
Ascariasis	65	0	66	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	78	0	18	58	- 58
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Maldives

Bhutan

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.