GERMANY VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	156,843	1	147,055	+ 9,788
Stroke	2	52,197	3	49,794	+ 2,403
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	38,080	9	20,712	+ 17,367
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	37,108	2	51,168	- 14,060
Lung Cancers	5	35,264	4	46,560	- 11,296
Diabetes Mellitus	6	29,114	13	15,560	+ 13,554
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	26,344	7	26,026	+ 319
Lung Disease	8	22,671	5	42,797	- 20,126
Pancreas Cancer	9	16,189	11	17,971	- 1,782
Breast Cancer	10	15,179	10	18,842	- 3,663
Kidney Disease	11	14,159	8	22,770	- 8,611
Lymphomas	12	9,486	17	12,249	- 2,762
Prostate Cancer	13	9,473	12	16,487	- 7,014
Falls	14	9,252	14	15,325	- 6,073
Stomach Cancer	15	8,909	20	9,658	- 749
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,878	16	12,594	- 3,716
Ovary Cancer	17	6,097	30	5,192	+ 905
Liver Cancer	18	6,041	25	8,057	- 2,016
Bladder Cancer	19	5,936	28	6,193	- 257
Hypertension	20	5,935	6	26,796	- 20,860
Leukemia	21	4,951	22	8,737	- 3,786
Suicide	22	4,776	19	10,284	- 5,508
Oral Cancer	23	4,475	29	6,023	- 1,548
Liver Disease	24	4,128	15	15,194	- 11,066
Skin Disease	25	4,100	42	1,543	+ 2,557
Other Neoplasms	26	3,947	24	8,161	- 4,214
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,925	21	8,891	- 4,967
Uterin Cancer	28	3,704	37	2,231	+ 1,474
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,623	27	6,212	- 2,590
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,416	18	10,677	- 7,261
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,239	34	3,160	+ 79
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,093	36	2,291	+ 802
Other Injuries	33	2,926	23	8,248	- 5,322
Skin Cancers	34	2,504	31	4,055	- 1,551
Low Birth Weight	35	2,020	45	770	+ 1,250
Asthma	36	1,489	44	924	+ 564
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,290	38	2,166	- 876
Drug Use	38	1,227	40	1,930	- 703
Cervical Cancer	39	797	39	2,131	- 1,335
Violence	40	790	46	769	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	41	657	54	345	+ 311
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	610	55	292	+ 318
Epilepsy	43	609	35	3,091	- 2,482
Birth Trauma	44	526	57	239	+ 286
Multiple Sclerosis	45	522	41	1,571	- 1,048
Anemia	46	509	43	994	- 485
Alcohol	47	483	26	6,257	- 5,774
Drownings	48	405	49	459	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	391	33	3,615	- 3,224
Osteoarthritis	50	382	52	364	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	343	47	543	- 200
Tuberculosis	52	281	56	281	+ 0
Hepatitis C	53	232	48	507	- 275
War	54	205	66	10	+ 195
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	186	32	3,830	- 3,644
Meningitis	56	141	60	168	- 26
Schizophrenia	57	121	51	391	- 270
Poisonings	58	92	58	216	- 124
Upper Respiratory	59	66	61	138	- 73
Malnutrition	60	63	50	450	- 387
Hepatitis B	61	62	59	182	- 119
Fires	62	56	53	359	- 303
Appendicitis	63	54	62	129	- 75
Maternal Conditions	64	54	64	38	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	20	67	8	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	66	1	72	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	69	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	73	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	2	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	70	2	- 2
Tetanus	74	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	68	6	- 6
Otitis Media	82	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.