NO MACEDONIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,982	2	4,420	- 438
Stroke	2	1,325	1	5,521	- 4,195
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	967	19	157	+ 810
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	942	30	71	+ 871
Lung Cancers	5	895	5	1,055	- 160
Diabetes Mellitus	6	739	4	1,104	- 364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	669	8	560	+ 108
Lung Disease	8	576	6	807	- 231
Pancreas Cancer	9	411	12	267	+ 145
Breast Cancer	10	385	11	386	- 1
Kidney Disease	11	359	9	516	- 156
Lymphomas	12	241	25	96	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	13	241	14	259	- 19
Falls	14	235	27	78	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	15	226	10	455	- 229
Parkinson's Disease	16	225	20	141	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	17	155	26	93	+ 61
Liver Cancer	18	153	13	260	- 107
Bladder Cancer	19	151	18	163	- 12
Hypertension	20	151	7	627	- 477
Leukemia	21	126	22	114	+ 11
Suicide	22	121	16	196	- 74
Oral Cancer	23	114	29	72	+ 42
Liver Disease	24	105	15	218	- 113
Skin Disease	25	104	57	1	+ 103
Other Neoplasms	26	100	40	19	+ 81
Inflammatory/Heart	27	100	3	4,249	- 4,150
Uterin Cancer	28	94	23	108	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	29	92	34	45	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	30	87	44	12	+ 75
Road Traffic Accidents	31	82	24	107	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	32	79	37	29	+ 50
Other Injuries	33	74	17	183	- 109
Skin Cancers	34	64	21	126	- 62
Low Birth Weight	35	51	28	73	- 22
Asthma	36	38	33	53	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	33	32	56	- 23
Drug Use	38	31	47	9	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	39	20	31	68	- 48
Violence	40	20	36	31	- 11
HIV/AIDS	41	17	61	0	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	15	53	3	+ 13
Epilepsy	43	15	38	23	- 8
Birth Trauma	44	13	48	7	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	45	13	39	21	- 8
Anemia	46	13	52	3	+ 9
Alcohol	47	12	42	14	- 2
Drownings	48	10	41	18	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10	43	13	- 3
Osteoarthritis	50	10	82	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	9	60	0	+ 8
Tuberculosis	52	7	35	32	- 25
Hepatitis C	53	6	67	0	+ 6
War	54	5	63	0	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	5	56	1	+ 4
Meningitis	56	4	51	4	- 0
Schizophrenia	57	3	85	0	+ 3
Poisonings	58	2	45	11	- 9
Upper Respiratory	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	2	58	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	2	49	7	- 6
Fires	62	1	46	11	- 9
Appendicitis	63	1	55	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	2	- 1
Encephalitis	65	0	59	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	50	4	- 4
Measles	73	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

Malta

No Macedonia

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.