LAOS VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,830	2	5,190	+ 9,640
Stroke	2	4,935	1	5,769	- 834
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,600	3	2,820	+ 781
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,509	23	458	+ 3,051
Lung Cancers	5	3,334	14	919	+ 2,415
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,753	8	1,466	+ 1,287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,491	26	422	+ 2,069
Lung Disease	8	2,144	6	1,626	+ 517
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,531	48	61	+ 1,470
Breast Cancer	10	1,435	25	437	+ 999
Kidney Disease	11	1,339	5	1,646	- 307
Lymphomas	12	897	34	211	+ 686
Prostate Cancer	13	896	53	37	+ 859
Falls	14	875	24	440	+ 435
Stomach Cancer	15	842	20	530	+ 312
Parkinson's Disease	16	839	41	139	+ 701
Ovary Cancer	17	576	43	101	+ 475
Liver Cancer	18	571	13	1,104	- 533
Bladder Cancer	19	561	51	49	+ 513
Hypertension	20	561	15	890	- 328
Leukemia	21	468	31	290	+ 178
Suicide	22	452	27	390	+ 62
Oral Cancer	23	423	28	349	+ 74
Liver Disease	24	390	10	1,171	- 781
Skin Disease	25	388	45	89	+ 299
Other Neoplasms	26	373	61	12	+ 362
Inflammatory/Heart	27	371	36	206	+ 165
Uterin Cancer	28	350	55	29	+ 321
Oesophagus Cancer	29	343	33	214	+ 129
Endocrine Disorders	30	323	38	186	+ 137
Road Traffic Accidents	31	306	9	1,281	- 975
Congenital Anomalies	32	292	18	647	- 354
Other Injuries	33	277	21	519	- 242
Skin Cancers	34	237	49	59	+ 177
Low Birth Weight	35	191	11	1,156	- 965
Asthma	36	141	16	840	- 700
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	122	17	651	- 529
Drug Use	38	116	54	33	+ 83
Cervical Cancer	39	75	37	187	- 112
Violence	40	75	22	475	- 400
HIV/AIDS	41	62	29	313	- 251
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	58	81	0	+ 58
Epilepsy	43	58	50	58	- 0
Birth Trauma	44	50	12	1,116	- 1,066
Multiple Sclerosis	45	49	65	6	+ 43
Anemia	46	48	86	0	+ 48
Alcohol	47	46	47	61	- 16
Drownings	48	38	19	568	- 530
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	37	35	207	- 170
Osteoarthritis	50	36	80	0	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	32	64	7	+ 25
Tuberculosis	52	27	4	1,949	- 1,922
Hepatitis C	53	22	67	4	+ 18
War	54	19	68	3	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	18	7	1,552	- 1,534
Meningitis	56	13	40	154	- 140
Schizophrenia	57	11	84	0	+ 11
Poisonings	58	9	52	41	- 32
Upper Respiratory	59	6	66	5	+ 1
Malnutrition	60	6	39	166	- 160
Hepatitis B	61	6	60	17	- 11
Fires	62	5	42	108	- 103
Appendicitis	63	5	57	29	- 24
Maternal Conditions	64	5	32	218	- 213
Encephalitis	65	2	46	69	- 67
Leishmaniasis	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	63	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	70	0	62	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	30	304	- 304
Measles	73	0	56	29	- 29
Tetanus	74	0	44	96	- 96
Diphtheria	75	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	79	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	58	28	- 28
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.