GHANA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,493	3	14,103	+ 50,390
Stroke	2	21,463	2	15,163	+ 6,300
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,658	1	16,262	- 604
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	15,259	29	1,294	+ 13,965
Lung Cancers	5	14,500	55	237	+ 14,263
Diabetes Mellitus	6	11,971	12	5,929	+ 6,042
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,833	34	803	+ 10,030
Lung Disease	8	9,322	15	3,120	+ 6,202
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,657	46	334	+ 6,323
Breast Cancer	10	6,241	25	1,937	+ 4,304
Kidney Disease	11	5,822	13	4,161	+ 1,661
Lymphomas	12	3,901	32	875	+ 3,026
Prostate Cancer	13	3,895	31	1,031	+ 2,865
Falls	14	3,804	30	1,168	+ 2,637
Stomach Cancer	15	3,663	33	870	+ 2,793
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,651	43	387	+ 3,264
Ovary Cancer	17	2,507	38	698	+ 1,809
Liver Cancer	18	2,484	17	2,851	- 367
Bladder Cancer	19	2,441	53	245	+ 2,196
Hypertension	20	2,441	19	2,231	+ 210
Leukemia	21	2,036	45	340	+ 1,696
Suicide	22	1,964	21	1,993	- 29
Oral Cancer	23	1,840	42	483	+ 1,357
Liver Disease	24	1,697	11	6,053	- 4,356
Skin Disease	25	1,686	50	264	+ 1,422
Other Neoplasms	26	1,623	63	48	+ 1,575
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,614	28	1,615	- 1
Uterin Cancer	28	1,523	57	219	+ 1,304
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,490	49	285	+ 1,204
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,405	24	1,965	- 560
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,332	7	7,808	- 6,476
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,272	14	3,935	- 2,663
Other Injuries	33	1,203	18	2,433	- 1,229
Skin Cancers	34	1,030	58	214	+ 815
Low Birth Weight	35	831	8	6,662	- 5,831
Asthma	36	612	23	1,979	- 1,367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	530	48	321	+ 210
Drug Use	38	505	39	630	- 125
Cervical Cancer	39	328	20	2,161	- 1,833
Violence	40	325	27	1,857	- 1,532
HIV/AIDS	41	270	4	13,565	- 13,295
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	251	85	0	+ 251
Epilepsy	43	250	47	329	- 79
Birth Trauma	44	216	10	6,194	- 5,978
Multiple Sclerosis	45	215	61	113	+ 102
Anemia	46	209	83	0	+ 209
Alcohol	47	199	54	244	- 45
Drownings	48	166	36	740	- 574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	161	52	256	- 95
Osteoarthritis	50	157	84	0	+ 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	141	67	16	+ 125
Tuberculosis	52	116	6	10,214	- 10,099
Hepatitis C	53	95	65	28	+ 67
War	54	84	64	29	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	77	9	6,538	- 6,461
Meningitis	56	58	16	2,983	- 2,925
Schizophrenia	57	50	81	0	+ 50
Poisonings	58	38	40	522	- 484
Upper Respiratory	59	27	66	16	+ 11
Malnutrition	60	26	26	1,868	- 1,842
Hepatitis B	61	26	62	101	- 76
Fires	62	23	37	729	- 707
Appendicitis	63	22	59	146	- 124
Maternal Conditions	64	22	22	1,991	- 1,969
Encephalitis	65	8	44	357	- 349
Leishmaniasis	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	70	0	51	257	- 257
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	35	744	- 744
Measles	73	0	60	135	- 135
Tetanus	74	0	56	220	- 220
Diphtheria	75	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	12	- 12
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	41	483	- 483
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.