ETHIOPIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	221,041	4	36,530	+ 184,512
Stroke	2	73,562	3	39,362	+ 34,200
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	53,667	1	59,931	- 6,264
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	52,297	21	8,258	+ 44,039
Lung Cancers	5	49,698	38	2,202	+ 47,496
Diabetes Mellitus	6	41,031	10	16,258	+ 24,773
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	37,128	31	3,755	+ 33,373
Lung Disease	8	31,951	15	11,870	+ 20,081
Pancreas Cancer	9	22,816	61	488	+ 22,328
Breast Cancer	10	21,392	20	8,485	+ 12,906
Kidney Disease	11	19,955	13	12,103	+ 7,852
Lymphomas	12	13,369	33	3,590	+ 9,780
Prostate Cancer	13	13,351	50	1,244	+ 12,107
Falls	14	13,039	28	4,510	+ 8,529
Stomach Cancer	15	12,555	47	1,519	+ 11,037
Parkinson's Disease	16	12,512	46	1,578	+ 10,934
Ovary Cancer	17	8,593	36	2,424	+ 6,169
Liver Cancer	18	8,514	42	1,730	+ 6,784
Bladder Cancer	19	8,366	51	1,080	+ 7,286
Hypertension	20	8,365	12	13,470	- 5,105
Leukemia	21	6,978	30	4,222	+ 2,755
Suicide	22	6,731	25	6,030	+ 701
Oral Cancer	23	6,307	48	1,477	+ 4,830
Liver Disease	24	5,818	8	27,270	- 21,453
Skin Disease	25	5,778	53	904	+ 4,874
Other Neoplasms	26	5,563	66	148	+ 5,415
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,531	39	2,168	+ 3,363
Uterin Cancer	28	5,221	62	421	+ 4,800
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,106	40	1,839	+ 3,267
Endocrine Disorders	30	4,814	45	1,623	+ 3,191
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,565	5	31,564	- 26,999
Congenital Anomalies	32	4,360	11	15,638	- 11,278
Other Injuries	33	4,124	16	11,735	- 7,610
Skin Cancers	34	3,529	52	1,006	+ 2,523
Low Birth Weight	35	2,847	7	28,020	- 25,174
Asthma	36	2,098	29	4,484	- 2,386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,817	41	1,758	+ 59
Drug Use	38	1,729	60	513	+ 1,216
Cervical Cancer	39	1,123	27	5,019	- 3,896
Violence	40	1,114	22	8,076	- 6,962
HIV/AIDS	41	925	17	11,471	- 10,546
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	860	81	0	+ 860
Epilepsy	43	858	44	1,625	- 767
Birth Trauma	44	741	6	31,107	- 30,366
Multiple Sclerosis	45	736	70	61	+ 675
Anemia	46	717	83	0	+ 717
Alcohol	47	681	55	750	- 69
Drownings	48	571	35	3,133	- 2,562
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	551	49	1,339	- 788
Osteoarthritis	50	539	80	0	+ 539
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	484	65	221	+ 263
Tuberculosis	52	396	9	21,455	- 21,059
Hepatitis C	53	327	69	115	+ 212
War	54	289	64	281	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	263	2	44,361	- 44,098
Meningitis	56	199	14	12,019	- 11,820
Schizophrenia	57	170	86	0	+ 170
Poisonings	58	130	32	3,668	- 3,539
Upper Respiratory	59	93	57	709	- 616
Malnutrition	60	88	19	8,643	- 8,555
Hepatitis B	61	88	56	742	- 654
Fires	62	78	34	3,255	- 3,176
Appendicitis	63	76	58	677	- 601
Maternal Conditions	64	75	18	8,887	- 8,811
Encephalitis	65	28	63	386	- 358
Leishmaniasis	66	2	59	579	- 577
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Schistosomiasis	70	0	54	839	- 839
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Measles	73	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Tetanus	74	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Diphtheria	75	0	67	146	- 146
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	79	0	68	130	- 130
Chlamydia	80	0	72	21	- 21
Syphilis	81	0	43	1,699	- 1,699
Otitis Media	82	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.