JAMAICA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,265	3	1,726	+ 3,539
Stroke	2	1,752	1	2,415	- 663
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,278	15	393	+ 885
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,246	9	587	+ 658
Lung Cancers	5	1,184	10	472	+ 711
Diabetes Mellitus	6	977	2	2,077	- 1,100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	884	13	436	+ 448
Lung Disease	8	761	11	452	+ 309
Pancreas Cancer	9	543	27	119	+ 425
Breast Cancer	10	510	14	413	+ 96
Kidney Disease	11	475	6	793	- 318
Lymphomas	12	318	17	251	+ 68
Prostate Cancer	13	318	5	883	- 565
Falls	14	311	33	82	+ 229
Stomach Cancer	15	299	19	231	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	16	298	25	132	+ 166
Ovary Cancer	17	205	30	97	+ 108
Liver Cancer	18	203	29	101	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	19	199	38	60	+ 140
Hypertension	20	199	8	651	- 451
Leukemia	21	166	26	129	+ 37
Suicide	22	160	35	70	+ 90
Oral Cancer	23	150	39	59	+ 91
Liver Disease	24	139	21	155	- 16
Skin Disease	25	138	22	145	- 8
Other Neoplasms	26	132	45	19	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	27	132	24	133	- 2
Uterin Cancer	28	124	28	106	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	29	122	34	74	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	30	115	20	176	- 62
Road Traffic Accidents	31	109	12	444	- 335
Congenital Anomalies	32	104	23	139	- 35
Other Injuries	33	98	31	91	+ 7
Skin Cancers	34	84	52	10	+ 74
Low Birth Weight	35	68	18	241	- 173
Asthma	36	50	36	65	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	43	32	82	- 39
Drug Use	38	41	48	13	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	39	27	16	358	- 331
Violence	40	27	4	1,484	- 1,458
HIV/AIDS	41	22	7	757	- 735
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	20	81	0	+ 20
Epilepsy	43	20	41	46	- 25
Birth Trauma	44	18	37	65	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	45	18	56	3	+ 14
Anemia	46	17	83	0	+ 17
Alcohol	47	16	55	7	+ 9
Drownings	48	14	51	10	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	13	44	27	- 14
Osteoarthritis	50	13	82	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	12	50	11	+ 0
Tuberculosis	52	9	54	8	+ 2
Hepatitis C	53	8	64	0	+ 8
War	54	7	61	1	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	6	42	35	- 28
Meningitis	56	5	47	16	- 11
Schizophrenia	57	4	85	0	+ 4
Poisonings	58	3	57	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	2	40	48	- 46
Hepatitis B	61	2	59	1	+ 1
Fires	62	2	46	16	- 14
Appendicitis	63	2	53	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	2	43	35	- 33
Encephalitis	65	1	49	13	- 12
Leishmaniasis	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	60	1	- 1
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.