BELIZE VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	775	1	192	+ 583
Stroke	2	258	4	127	+ 131
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	188	7	97	+ 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	183	13	45	+ 139
Lung Cancers	5	174	15	30	+ 144
Diabetes Mellitus	6	144	3	141	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	130	24	20	+ 110
Lung Disease	8	112	11	46	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	9	80	31	9	+ 71
Breast Cancer	10	75	23	22	+ 53
Kidney Disease	11	70	6	102	- 32
Lymphomas	12	47	50	1	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	13	47	10	47	- 1
Falls	14	46	27	13	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	15	44	20	23	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	16	44	28	11	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	17	30	52	1	+ 29
Liver Cancer	18	30	19	24	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	19	29	81	0	+ 29
Hypertension	20	29	12	46	- 16
Leukemia	21	24	39	4	+ 20
Suicide	22	24	16	28	- 4
Oral Cancer	23	22	67	0	+ 22
Liver Disease	24	20	9	58	- 37
Skin Disease	25	20	37	5	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	26	20	53	1	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	27	19	26	18	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	28	18	51	1	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	29	18	43	2	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	30	17	22	23	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	31	16	8	88	- 72
Congenital Anomalies	32	15	21	23	- 8
Other Injuries	33	14	14	36	- 21
Skin Cancers	34	12	66	0	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	35	10	25	20	- 10
Asthma	36	7	35	8	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6	38	5	+ 1
Drug Use	38	6	47	1	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	39	4	17	28	- 24
Violence	40	4	2	146	- 142
HIV/AIDS	41	3	5	119	- 116
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	3	85	0	+ 3
Epilepsy	43	3	36	8	- 5
Birth Trauma	44	3	32	9	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	45	3	54	0	+ 2
Anemia	46	3	80	0	+ 3
Alcohol	47	2	30	10	- 7
Drownings	48	2	18	24	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2	41	3	- 1
Osteoarthritis	50	2	84	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	49	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	52	1	33	9	- 7
Hepatitis C	53	1	61	0	+ 1
War	54	1	60	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	1	34	9	- 8
Meningitis	56	1	46	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	57	1	82	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	0	45	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	0	58	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	60	0	29	10	- 9
Hepatitis B	61	0	56	0	+ 0
Fires	62	0	40	4	- 3
Appendicitis	63	0	44	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	2	- 2
Encephalitis	65	0	48	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	57	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	55	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	65	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.