ECUADOR VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,140	1	9,805	+ 24,335
Stroke	2	11,362	3	5,429	+ 5,932
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,289	4	5,083	+ 3,206
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	8,077	9	2,565	+ 5,512
Lung Cancers	5	7,676	20	1,075	+ 6,601
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,337	5	4,321	+ 2,016
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,734	19	1,109	+ 4,625
Lung Disease	8	4,935	8	2,576	+ 2,358
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,524	30	562	+ 2,962
Breast Cancer	10	3,304	25	825	+ 2,479
Kidney Disease	11	3,082	2	6,184	- 3,102
Lymphomas	12	2,065	22	883	+ 1,182
Prostate Cancer	13	2,062	12	1,362	+ 700
Falls	14	2,014	18	1,114	+ 900
Stomach Cancer	15	1,939	11	2,089	- 150
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,932	26	658	+ 1,274
Ovary Cancer	17	1,327	35	322	+ 1,005
Liver Cancer	18	1,315	21	954	+ 361
Bladder Cancer	19	1,292	44	168	+ 1,124
Hypertension	20	1,292	10	2,507	- 1,215
Leukemia	21	1,078	23	882	+ 196
Suicide	22	1,040	14	1,326	- 287
Oral Cancer	23	974	45	166	+ 808
Liver Disease	24	899	7	3,330	- 2,432
Skin Disease	25	892	51	103	+ 790
Other Neoplasms	26	859	57	64	+ 795
Inflammatory/Heart	27	854	36	308	+ 546
Uterin Cancer	28	806	48	129	+ 678
Oesophagus Cancer	29	789	42	180	+ 609
Endocrine Disorders	30	744	31	507	+ 237
Road Traffic Accidents	31	705	6	3,490	- 2,785
Congenital Anomalies	32	673	13	1,335	- 662
Other Injuries	33	637	17	1,161	- 524
Skin Cancers	34	545	37	308	+ 238
Low Birth Weight	35	440	16	1,172	- 732
Asthma	36	324	53	85	+ 239
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	281	33	417	- 136
Drug Use	38	267	41	214	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	39	173	24	840	- 666
Violence	40	172	15	1,210	- 1,038
HIV/AIDS	41	143	27	609	- 466
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	133	86	0	+ 133
Epilepsy	43	132	40	273	- 140
Birth Trauma	44	114	38	302	- 188
Multiple Sclerosis	45	114	60	18	+ 96
Anemia	46	111	82	0	+ 111
Alcohol	47	105	39	280	- 175
Drownings	48	88	32	470	- 382
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	85	47	163	- 77
Osteoarthritis	50	83	85	0	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	75	49	124	- 49
Tuberculosis	52	61	29	574	- 513
Hepatitis C	53	50	67	1	+ 49
War	54	45	66	2	+ 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	41	34	410	- 370
Meningitis	56	31	52	90	- 59
Schizophrenia	57	26	83	0	+ 26
Poisonings	58	20	58	59	- 39
Upper Respiratory	59	14	63	8	+ 6
Malnutrition	60	14	28	578	- 565
Hepatitis B	61	14	64	3	+ 11
Fires	62	12	43	175	- 163
Appendicitis	63	12	50	110	- 99
Maternal Conditions	64	12	46	164	- 153
Encephalitis	65	4	55	82	- 78
Leishmaniasis	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	59	21	- 21
Malaria	69	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	56	79	- 79
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	62	9	- 9
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	79	0	65	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	68	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	54	85	- 85
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.