COLOMBIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,459	1	43,066	+ 49,393
Stroke	2	30,770	3	16,573	+ 14,198
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	22,448	5	10,773	+ 11,675
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	21,875	22	2,157	+ 19,718
Lung Cancers	5	20,788	10	5,250	+ 15,538
Diabetes Mellitus	6	17,163	11	5,028	+ 12,134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,530	12	4,371	+ 11,159
Lung Disease	8	13,365	4	15,928	- 2,563
Pancreas Cancer	9	9,544	25	2,022	+ 7,521
Breast Cancer	10	8,948	13	3,669	+ 5,279
Kidney Disease	11	8,347	7	6,834	+ 1,513
Lymphomas	12	5,592	18	2,603	+ 2,989
Prostate Cancer	13	5,585	14	3,584	+ 2,000
Falls	14	5,454	29	1,518	+ 3,936
Stomach Cancer	15	5,252	9	6,112	- 860
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,234	47	383	+ 4,851
Ovary Cancer	17	3,594	33	1,122	+ 2,472
Liver Cancer	18	3,561	24	2,065	+ 1,496
Bladder Cancer	19	3,499	42	609	+ 2,891
Hypertension	20	3,499	8	6,400	- 2,901
Leukemia	21	2,919	21	2,208	+ 710
Suicide	22	2,815	26	1,965	+ 851
Oral Cancer	23	2,638	37	807	+ 1,831
Liver Disease	24	2,433	19	2,426	+ 7
Skin Disease	25	2,417	34	1,102	+ 1,315
Other Neoplasms	26	2,327	15	3,205	- 878
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,314	31	1,329	+ 984
Uterin Cancer	28	2,184	45	423	+ 1,761
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,136	36	835	+ 1,300
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,014	30	1,367	+ 646
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,909	6	7,765	- 5,855
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,824	16	2,963	- 1,139
Other Injuries	33	1,725	28	1,592	+ 133
Skin Cancers	34	1,476	35	1,028	+ 448
Low Birth Weight	35	1,191	23	2,095	- 905
Asthma	36	878	54	191	+ 686
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	760	39	698	+ 62
Drug Use	38	723	44	492	+ 232
Cervical Cancer	39	470	20	2,266	- 1,797
Violence	40	466	2	19,268	- 18,802
HIV/AIDS	41	387	17	2,683	- 2,296
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	360	48	333	+ 27
Epilepsy	43	359	43	597	- 239
Birth Trauma	44	310	41	648	- 339
Multiple Sclerosis	45	308	60	62	+ 245
Anemia	46	300	57	101	+ 199
Alcohol	47	285	68	23	+ 262
Drownings	48	239	40	689	- 450
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	231	63	38	+ 193
Osteoarthritis	50	225	58	67	+ 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	202	51	242	- 40
Tuberculosis	52	166	32	1,272	- 1,106
Hepatitis C	53	137	59	65	+ 72
War	54	121	49	260	- 139
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	110	38	747	- 638
Meningitis	56	83	50	244	- 161
Schizophrenia	57	71	70	18	+ 53
Poisonings	58	54	61	61	- 7
Upper Respiratory	59	39	66	27	+ 12
Malnutrition	60	37	27	1,878	- 1,841
Hepatitis B	61	37	62	50	- 14
Fires	62	33	56	127	- 94
Appendicitis	63	32	52	213	- 181
Maternal Conditions	64	32	46	394	- 362
Encephalitis	65	12	64	38	- 26
Leishmaniasis	66	1	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	69	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	70	0	77	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	69	18	- 18
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	14	- 14
Diphtheria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	79	0	76	5	- 5
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	65	30	- 30
Otitis Media	82	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	83	0	72	8	- 8
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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.