CHINA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,640,265	2	1,771,525	+ 868,740
Stroke	2	878,672	1	2,043,210	- 1,164,539
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	641,028	12	183,342	+ 457,686
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	624,668	6	304,455	+ 320,213
Lung Cancers	5	593,621	4	714,311	- 120,690
Diabetes Mellitus	6	490,097	14	161,672	+ 328,425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	443,476	9	248,388	+ 195,088
Lung Disease	8	381,641	3	968,607	- 586,966
Pancreas Cancer	9	272,528	18	111,537	+ 160,991
Breast Cancer	10	255,517	19	92,757	+ 162,760
Kidney Disease	11	238,355	11	192,302	+ 46,052
Lymphomas	12	159,692	23	57,838	+ 101,854
Prostate Cancer	13	159,475	28	51,056	+ 108,419
Falls	14	155,743	16	138,878	+ 16,865
Stomach Cancer	15	149,970	5	398,439	- 248,469
Parkinson's Disease	16	149,451	20	70,699	+ 78,752
Ovary Cancer	17	102,635	35	28,078	+ 74,557
Liver Cancer	18	101,691	13	180,952	- 79,261
Bladder Cancer	19	99,931	29	37,873	+ 62,057
Hypertension	20	99,916	7	301,183	- 201,267
Leukemia	21	83,344	22	58,145	+ 25,200
Suicide	22	80,399	17	116,324	- 35,925
Oral Cancer	23	75,332	24	54,695	+ 20,636
Liver Disease	24	69,489	15	145,603	- 76,114
Skin Disease	25	69,019	52	5,222	+ 63,797
Other Neoplasms	26	66,445	53	4,374	+ 62,071
Inflammatory/Heart	27	66,068	33	29,954	+ 36,114
Uterin Cancer	28	62,360	45	11,751	+ 50,608
Oesophagus Cancer	29	60,985	10	242,891	- 181,906
Endocrine Disorders	30	57,503	37	25,613	+ 31,891
Road Traffic Accidents	31	54,525	8	250,272	- 195,747
Congenital Anomalies	32	52,074	31	36,613	+ 15,462
Other Injuries	33	49,261	25	54,087	- 4,826
Skin Cancers	34	42,156	41	19,669	+ 22,487
Low Birth Weight	35	34,002	40	21,631	+ 12,370
Asthma	36	25,060	39	23,147	+ 1,913
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	21,708	30	37,723	- 16,015
Drug Use	38	20,656	38	24,214	- 3,558
Cervical Cancer	39	13,412	27	51,650	- 38,238
Violence	40	13,306	47	11,115	+ 2,192
HIV/AIDS	41	11,055	34	28,746	- 17,691
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	10,271	81	0	+ 10,271
Epilepsy	43	10,247	46	11,365	- 1,118
Birth Trauma	44	8,848	43	17,644	- 8,797
Multiple Sclerosis	45	8,791	59	1,734	+ 7,056
Anemia	46	8,561	83	0	+ 8,561
Alcohol	47	8,130	42	19,071	- 10,941
Drownings	48	6,816	26	52,807	- 45,991
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	6,584	21	65,350	- 58,766
Osteoarthritis	50	6,436	82	0	+ 6,436
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5,776	49	10,108	- 4,332
Tuberculosis	52	4,730	32	34,802	- 30,072
Hepatitis C	53	3,901	66	86	+ 3,815
War	54	3,452	61	900	+ 2,551
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3,138	50	8,719	- 5,581
Meningitis	56	2,379	51	5,704	- 3,325
Schizophrenia	57	2,029	86	0	+ 2,029
Poisonings	58	1,549	36	25,762	- 24,213
Upper Respiratory	59	1,109	57	2,663	- 1,553
Malnutrition	60	1,055	44	12,995	- 11,939
Hepatitis B	61	1,052	56	2,757	- 1,705
Fires	62	935	48	10,498	- 9,564
Appendicitis	63	907	60	1,468	- 560
Maternal Conditions	64	901	54	3,596	- 2,695
Encephalitis	65	329	55	2,796	- 2,468
Leishmaniasis	66	21	78	0	+ 21
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	65	400	- 400
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	64	484	- 484
Measles	73	0	62	558	- 558
Tetanus	74	0	63	491	- 491
Diphtheria	75	0	71	11	- 11
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	79	0	68	34	- 34
Chlamydia	80	0	67	55	- 55
Syphilis	81	0	58	1,824	- 1,824
Otitis Media	82	0	69	15	- 15
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Malta

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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.