USA VS MALDIVES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALDIVES		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	245,513	1	504,904	- 259,391
Stroke	2	125,891	4	158,520	- 32,629
Lung Disease	3	80,117	3	195,387	- 115,270
Kidney Disease	4	70,702	6	85,861	- 15,159
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	41,530	2	287,198	- 245,669
Diabetes Mellitus	6	41,185	10	61,418	- 20,233
Lung Cancers	7	31,966	5	155,533	- 123,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	29,044	11	60,317	- 31,273
Breast Cancer	9	24,601	13	48,671	- 24,069
Liver Cancer	10	23,589	23	27,064	- 3,475
Liver Disease	11	21,446	16	43,402	- 21,956
Endocrine Disorders	12	19,017	14	46,985	- 27,968
Cervical Cancer	13	18,914	38	6,984	+ 11,930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	18,443	9	61,827	- 43,384
Congenital Anomalies	15	16,938	34	11,762	+ 5,177
Falls	16	16,542	18	40,418	- 23,876
Hypertension	17	14,407	8	65,960	- 51,553
Other Injuries	18	13,783	25	25,997	- 12,214
Oral Cancer	19	13,568	35	11,555	+ 2,013
Low Birth Weight	20	12,896	39	6,924	+ 5,972
Suicide	21	12,785	12	53,099	- 40,314
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	12,620	37	9,955	+ 2,666
Drownings	23	12,168	45	4,070	+ 8,098
Leukemia	24	11,245	24	26,966	- 15,721
Parkinson's Disease	25	10,186	21	34,491	- 24,305
Prostate Cancer	26	10,105	20	35,612	- 25,507
Tuberculosis	27	9,936	62	546	+ 9,389
Violence	28	8,797	27	18,976	- 10,179
Asthma	29	8,652	46	3,818	+ 4,833
Ovary Cancer	30	8,155	31	14,591	- 6,437
Road Traffic Accidents	31	7,600	17	41,694	- 34,094
Skin Disease	32	7,437	43	5,409	+ 2,028
Dengue	33	6,632	76	0	+ 6,631
Lymphomas	34	6,501	19	40,281	- 33,779
Maternal Conditions	35	4,784	56	779	+ 4,005
Inflammatory/Heart	36	4,702	22	32,529	- 27,827
Bladder Cancer	37	4,614	26	19,622	- 15,008
Epilepsy	38	4,304	50	3,162	+ 1,141
Birth Trauma	39	4,235	54	1,233	+ 3,002
Pancreas Cancer	40	3,867	15	44,293	- 40,426
Fires	41	3,453	49	3,183	+ 270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,162	48	3,461	- 299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,989	47	3,646	- 657
Encephalitis	44	2,383	68	25	+ 2,358
Malnutrition	45	2,374	40	6,762	- 4,389
Other Neoplasms	46	1,790	29	17,743	- 15,953
Uterin Cancer	47	1,735	36	10,063	- 8,328
Drug Use	48	1,607	7	74,435	- 72,828
Stomach Cancer	49	1,072	33	13,077	- 12,005
Meningitis	50	949	60	606	+ 343
Alcohol	51	587	30	14,659	- 14,073
Pertussis	52	325	69	16	+ 310
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	297	52	2,461	- 2,163
Tetanus	54	244	71	2	+ 242
Poisonings	55	221	53	1,674	- 1,453
Hepatitis B	56	201	59	608	- 407
Multiple Sclerosis	57	187	44	5,059	- 4,872
Syphilis	58	128	66	49	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	59	126	28	17,829	- 17,704
Measles	60	113	80	0	+ 113
Appendicitis	61	98	63	424	- 327
War	62	67	55	1,198	- 1,131
Skin Cancers	63	45	32	14,311	- 14,266
Hepatitis C	64	45	41	5,684	- 5,639
Ascariasis	65	33	82	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	66	29	65	229	- 200
Chlamydia	67	10	84	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	68	4	75	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	69	3	67	34	- 31
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	78	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Maldives

United States

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.