PANAMA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,335	1	2,624	+ 5,711
Stroke	2	2,774	2	2,006	+ 768
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,024	7	697	+ 1,327
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,972	17	296	+ 1,676
Lung Cancers	5	1,874	16	303	+ 1,571
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,547	4	1,070	+ 477
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,400	14	352	+ 1,048
Lung Disease	8	1,205	5	815	+ 390
Pancreas Cancer	9	860	29	135	+ 725
Breast Cancer	10	807	19	279	+ 528
Kidney Disease	11	752	3	1,106	- 354
Lymphomas	12	504	24	205	+ 300
Prostate Cancer	13	503	12	390	+ 114
Falls	14	492	37	92	+ 400
Stomach Cancer	15	473	11	397	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	16	472	33	115	+ 357
Ovary Cancer	17	324	41	64	+ 260
Liver Cancer	18	321	27	182	+ 139
Bladder Cancer	19	315	46	33	+ 283
Hypertension	20	315	10	510	- 195
Leukemia	21	263	25	189	+ 74
Suicide	22	254	32	121	+ 133
Oral Cancer	23	238	38	78	+ 160
Liver Disease	24	219	15	325	- 106
Skin Disease	25	218	30	127	+ 90
Other Neoplasms	26	210	21	256	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	27	209	20	270	- 61
Uterin Cancer	28	197	40	66	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	29	193	45	52	+ 141
Endocrine Disorders	30	182	18	279	- 98
Road Traffic Accidents	31	172	9	591	- 419
Congenital Anomalies	32	164	13	378	- 213
Other Injuries	33	156	35	100	+ 56
Skin Cancers	34	133	44	56	+ 77
Low Birth Weight	35	107	22	238	- 130
Asthma	36	79	43	56	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	69	50	30	+ 39
Drug Use	38	65	47	33	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	39	42	26	185	- 142
Violence	40	42	6	730	- 688
HIV/AIDS	41	35	8	653	- 618
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	32	51	28	+ 4
Epilepsy	43	32	39	66	- 34
Birth Trauma	44	28	36	94	- 66
Multiple Sclerosis	45	28	62	3	+ 25
Anemia	46	27	42	63	- 36
Alcohol	47	26	49	30	- 5
Drownings	48	22	34	103	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	21	53	25	- 4
Osteoarthritis	50	20	60	4	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	18	55	14	+ 5
Tuberculosis	52	15	23	223	- 208
Hepatitis C	53	12	66	1	+ 12
War	54	11	67	0	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	10	28	163	- 153
Meningitis	56	8	52	27	- 20
Schizophrenia	57	6	58	10	- 3
Poisonings	58	5	61	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	4	54	14	- 10
Malnutrition	60	3	31	122	- 119
Hepatitis B	61	3	59	7	- 4
Fires	62	3	57	11	- 8
Appendicitis	63	3	56	11	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	3	48	32	- 30
Encephalitis	65	1	63	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	66	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	64	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	65	1	- 1
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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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.