ESTONIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,226	1	3,009	- 783
Stroke	2	741	3	1,116	- 375
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	540	6	349	+ 192
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	527	12	229	+ 297
Lung Cancers	5	500	4	657	- 157
Diabetes Mellitus	6	413	19	146	+ 267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	374	5	527	- 153
Lung Disease	8	322	13	229	+ 93
Pancreas Cancer	9	230	10	268	- 39
Breast Cancer	10	215	11	260	- 45
Kidney Disease	11	201	17	176	+ 25
Lymphomas	12	135	15	213	- 78
Prostate Cancer	13	134	8	298	- 164
Falls	14	131	24	119	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	15	126	9	290	- 163
Parkinson's Disease	16	126	29	82	+ 44
Ovary Cancer	17	87	28	87	- 1
Liver Cancer	18	86	26	107	- 21
Bladder Cancer	19	84	21	126	- 42
Hypertension	20	84	2	2,700	- 2,616
Leukemia	21	70	22	126	- 55
Suicide	22	68	16	197	- 130
Oral Cancer	23	64	25	110	- 47
Liver Disease	24	59	7	328	- 270
Skin Disease	25	58	41	29	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	26	56	23	123	- 67
Inflammatory/Heart	27	56	14	217	- 161
Uterin Cancer	28	53	34	60	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	29	51	27	99	- 47
Endocrine Disorders	30	48	33	66	- 17
Road Traffic Accidents	31	46	35	59	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	32	44	43	25	+ 19
Other Injuries	33	42	20	141	- 100
Skin Cancers	34	36	30	79	- 43
Low Birth Weight	35	29	55	7	+ 22
Asthma	36	21	44	24	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	18	36	55	- 37
Drug Use	38	17	31	75	- 58
Cervical Cancer	39	11	32	68	- 56
Violence	40	11	42	28	- 17
HIV/AIDS	41	9	39	40	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	9	49	12	- 3
Epilepsy	43	9	37	45	- 36
Birth Trauma	44	7	57	5	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	45	7	48	16	- 9
Anemia	46	7	51	9	- 2
Alcohol	47	7	18	148	- 142
Drownings	48	6	40	30	- 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	6	45	22	- 16
Osteoarthritis	50	5	50	10	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5	46	17	- 12
Tuberculosis	52	4	47	16	- 12
Hepatitis C	53	3	58	4	- 1
War	54	3	64	0	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3	53	8	- 6
Meningitis	56	2	54	7	- 5
Schizophrenia	57	2	56	6	- 4
Poisonings	58	1	52	8	- 7
Upper Respiratory	59	1	66	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	60	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	65	0	+ 1
Fires	62	1	38	41	- 40
Appendicitis	63	1	59	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	61	1	- 0
Encephalitis	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	62	1	- 1
Otitis Media	82	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	60	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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.