GUINEA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,078	6	5,665	+ 20,412
Stroke	2	8,679	5	5,777	+ 2,901
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,331	1	12,790	- 6,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	6,170	30	579	+ 5,591
Lung Cancers	5	5,863	50	128	+ 5,735
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,841	15	2,138	+ 2,703
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,380	53	100	+ 4,280
Lung Disease	8	3,769	20	1,373	+ 2,397
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,692	65	19	+ 2,673
Breast Cancer	10	2,524	38	345	+ 2,179
Kidney Disease	11	2,354	16	1,939	+ 415
Lymphomas	12	1,577	48	158	+ 1,420
Prostate Cancer	13	1,575	32	525	+ 1,050
Falls	14	1,538	33	480	+ 1,059
Stomach Cancer	15	1,481	41	245	+ 1,236
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,476	44	212	+ 1,264
Ovary Cancer	17	1,014	54	93	+ 921
Liver Cancer	18	1,004	23	1,167	- 163
Bladder Cancer	19	987	60	32	+ 955
Hypertension	20	987	21	1,348	- 361
Leukemia	21	823	67	17	+ 806
Suicide	22	794	29	892	- 98
Oral Cancer	23	744	52	122	+ 622
Liver Disease	24	686	12	2,550	- 1,864
Skin Disease	25	682	51	127	+ 555
Other Neoplasms	26	656	68	16	+ 640
Inflammatory/Heart	27	653	35	439	+ 213
Uterin Cancer	28	616	59	38	+ 578
Oesophagus Cancer	29	602	63	20	+ 583
Endocrine Disorders	30	568	25	1,140	- 572
Road Traffic Accidents	31	539	9	3,788	- 3,250
Congenital Anomalies	32	514	14	2,181	- 1,666
Other Injuries	33	487	18	1,504	- 1,017
Skin Cancers	34	416	49	152	+ 264
Low Birth Weight	35	336	8	4,319	- 3,983
Asthma	36	248	22	1,179	- 932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	214	34	448	- 234
Drug Use	38	204	46	169	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	39	132	19	1,491	- 1,359
Violence	40	131	26	1,128	- 997
HIV/AIDS	41	109	10	3,020	- 2,911
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	101	84	0	+ 101
Epilepsy	43	101	37	350	- 248
Birth Trauma	44	87	7	4,797	- 4,709
Multiple Sclerosis	45	87	66	18	+ 69
Anemia	46	85	83	0	+ 85
Alcohol	47	80	55	83	- 3
Drownings	48	67	31	528	- 461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	65	42	238	- 173
Osteoarthritis	50	64	85	0	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	57	70	13	+ 44
Tuberculosis	52	47	13	2,369	- 2,322
Hepatitis C	53	39	61	22	+ 16
War	54	34	64	20	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	31	3	6,788	- 6,757
Meningitis	56	23	11	2,633	- 2,609
Schizophrenia	57	20	81	0	+ 20
Poisonings	58	15	40	295	- 280
Upper Respiratory	59	11	69	15	- 4
Malnutrition	60	10	28	1,032	- 1,022
Hepatitis B	61	10	47	162	- 152
Fires	62	9	36	410	- 401
Appendicitis	63	9	57	41	- 32
Maternal Conditions	64	9	17	1,793	- 1,784
Encephalitis	65	3	56	81	- 77
Leishmaniasis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Schistosomiasis	70	0	43	232	- 232
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Measles	73	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Tetanus	74	0	45	170	- 170
Diphtheria	75	0	58	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	39	328	- 328
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	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 GUINEA

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.