BARBADOS VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	567	2	358	+ 209
Stroke	2	189	1	384	- 196
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	138	4	221	- 84
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	134	7	114	+ 20
Lung Cancers	5	127	16	43	+ 85
Diabetes Mellitus	6	105	3	260	- 155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	95	6	115	- 20
Lung Disease	8	82	12	74	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	9	59	18	39	+ 20
Breast Cancer	10	55	8	95	- 40
Kidney Disease	11	51	10	92	- 41
Lymphomas	12	34	15	51	- 16
Prostate Cancer	13	34	5	165	- 131
Falls	14	33	41	7	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	15	32	22	28	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	16	32	31	16	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	17	22	32	16	+ 7
Liver Cancer	18	22	33	14	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	19	21	39	9	+ 12
Hypertension	20	21	13	72	- 51
Leukemia	21	18	20	29	- 11
Suicide	22	17	51	2	+ 15
Oral Cancer	23	16	28	18	- 2
Liver Disease	24	15	26	23	- 8
Skin Disease	25	15	14	62	- 48
Other Neoplasms	26	14	24	26	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	27	14	17	39	- 25
Uterin Cancer	28	13	27	21	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	29	13	36	12	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	30	12	9	93	- 81
Road Traffic Accidents	31	12	25	23	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	32	11	29	18	- 7
Other Injuries	33	11	11	79	- 68
Skin Cancers	34	9	47	4	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	35	7	42	5	+ 2
Asthma	36	5	35	13	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	5	34	14	- 10
Drug Use	38	4	53	1	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	39	3	23	28	- 25
Violence	40	3	19	32	- 29
HIV/AIDS	41	2	21	28	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	2	30	17	- 15
Epilepsy	43	2	38	9	- 7
Birth Trauma	44	2	43	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	45	2	61	1	+ 1
Anemia	46	2	37	11	- 9
Alcohol	47	2	46	4	- 2
Drownings	48	1	57	1	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1	55	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	50	1	50	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1	44	5	- 3
Tuberculosis	52	1	60	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	53	1	83	0	+ 1
War	54	1	66	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	1	40	7	- 6
Meningitis	56	1	45	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	57	0	59	1	- 1
Poisonings	58	0	48	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	59	0	58	1	- 1
Malnutrition	60	0	49	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	0	52	2	- 1
Fires	62	0	62	1	- 0
Appendicitis	63	0	65	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	56	1	- 1
Encephalitis	65	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	54	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.