INDIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,627,372	1	1,520,034	+ 1,107,338
Stroke	2	874,381	3	697,038	+ 177,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	637,898	6	392,425	+ 245,473
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	621,618	17	126,593	+ 495,025
Lung Cancers	5	590,722	21	88,276	+ 502,446
Diabetes Mellitus	6	487,704	7	271,495	+ 216,208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	441,311	25	77,368	+ 363,943
Lung Disease	8	379,777	2	879,732	- 499,955
Pancreas Cancer	9	271,197	37	32,812	+ 238,385
Breast Cancer	10	254,269	22	82,821	+ 171,448
Kidney Disease	11	237,191	11	222,903	+ 14,288
Lymphomas	12	158,912	33	40,159	+ 118,753
Prostate Cancer	13	158,696	38	30,945	+ 127,751
Falls	14	154,982	10	225,755	- 70,773
Stomach Cancer	15	149,237	24	81,058	+ 68,180
Parkinson's Disease	16	148,721	32	43,398	+ 105,324
Ovary Cancer	17	102,134	44	21,947	+ 80,186
Liver Cancer	18	101,195	39	30,369	+ 70,826
Bladder Cancer	19	99,443	48	14,081	+ 85,362
Hypertension	20	99,428	19	108,050	- 8,622
Leukemia	21	82,937	35	33,383	+ 49,555
Suicide	22	80,006	14	173,347	- 93,341
Oral Cancer	23	74,964	16	134,187	- 59,223
Liver Disease	24	69,150	8	268,580	- 199,430
Skin Disease	25	68,682	45	17,857	+ 50,825
Other Neoplasms	26	66,120	62	2,968	+ 63,152
Inflammatory/Heart	27	65,745	49	12,651	+ 53,094
Uterin Cancer	28	62,055	59	6,841	+ 55,215
Oesophagus Cancer	29	60,687	34	38,898	+ 21,790
Endocrine Disorders	30	57,222	47	15,264	+ 41,958
Road Traffic Accidents	31	54,259	12	212,596	- 158,337
Congenital Anomalies	32	51,820	23	82,769	- 30,949
Other Injuries	33	49,021	15	149,570	- 100,549
Skin Cancers	34	41,950	60	5,054	+ 36,896
Low Birth Weight	35	33,836	9	238,739	- 204,904
Asthma	36	24,938	13	196,051	- 171,113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	21,602	26	68,108	- 46,506
Drug Use	38	20,555	52	11,747	+ 8,808
Cervical Cancer	39	13,346	30	45,319	- 31,973
Violence	40	13,241	27	51,767	- 38,525
HIV/AIDS	41	11,001	31	44,406	- 33,405
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	10,221	86	0	+ 10,221
Epilepsy	43	10,197	40	30,307	- 20,111
Birth Trauma	44	8,805	20	102,819	- 94,014
Multiple Sclerosis	45	8,748	63	2,328	+ 6,419
Anemia	46	8,520	81	0	+ 8,520
Alcohol	47	8,091	43	23,097	- 15,006
Drownings	48	6,783	28	48,774	- 41,992
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	6,552	18	126,079	- 119,527
Osteoarthritis	50	6,405	85	0	+ 6,405
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5,748	50	11,931	- 6,183
Tuberculosis	52	4,707	5	435,882	- 431,175
Hepatitis C	53	3,882	65	1,364	+ 2,518
War	54	3,435	67	890	+ 2,545
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3,123	4	670,315	- 667,192
Meningitis	56	2,367	36	33,337	- 30,970
Schizophrenia	57	2,019	83	0	+ 2,019
Poisonings	58	1,542	61	3,540	- 1,998
Upper Respiratory	59	1,104	68	584	+ 520
Malnutrition	60	1,050	55	8,626	- 7,576
Hepatitis B	61	1,047	56	8,184	- 7,137
Fires	62	930	42	23,265	- 22,335
Appendicitis	63	903	53	11,245	- 10,342
Maternal Conditions	64	897	41	25,917	- 25,020
Encephalitis	65	327	29	48,080	- 47,753
Leishmaniasis	66	21	66	973	- 952
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Schistosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	54	10,094	- 10,094
Measles	73	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Tetanus	74	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Diphtheria	75	0	72	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Ascariasis	79	0	70	126	- 126
Chlamydia	80	0	69	379	- 379
Syphilis	81	0	64	2,007	- 2,007
Otitis Media	82	0	71	68	- 68
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.