QATAR VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,758	1	1,082	+ 3,677
Stroke	2	1,584	3	255	+ 1,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,155	10	108	+ 1,048
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,126	12	75	+ 1,051
Lung Cancers	5	1,070	13	73	+ 997
Diabetes Mellitus	6	883	2	459	+ 424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	799	11	83	+ 716
Lung Disease	8	688	15	68	+ 619
Pancreas Cancer	9	491	30	25	+ 466
Breast Cancer	10	461	17	53	+ 408
Kidney Disease	11	430	6	179	+ 250
Lymphomas	12	288	18	48	+ 239
Prostate Cancer	13	287	31	18	+ 270
Falls	14	281	8	129	+ 152
Stomach Cancer	15	270	23	42	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	16	269	26	28	+ 241
Ovary Cancer	17	185	32	17	+ 168
Liver Cancer	18	183	21	44	+ 139
Bladder Cancer	19	180	27	27	+ 153
Hypertension	20	180	28	26	+ 154
Leukemia	21	150	16	57	+ 93
Suicide	22	145	7	165	- 20
Oral Cancer	23	136	29	25	+ 111
Liver Disease	24	125	5	202	- 77
Skin Disease	25	124	33	16	+ 108
Other Neoplasms	26	120	51	3	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	27	119	25	32	+ 87
Uterin Cancer	28	112	49	6	+ 106
Oesophagus Cancer	29	110	37	13	+ 97
Endocrine Disorders	30	104	24	39	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	31	98	4	206	- 108
Congenital Anomalies	32	94	14	70	+ 24
Other Injuries	33	89	9	115	- 26
Skin Cancers	34	76	43	8	+ 68
Low Birth Weight	35	61	20	45	+ 16
Asthma	36	45	40	10	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	39	46	7	+ 32
Drug Use	38	37	39	12	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	39	24	36	13	+ 11
Violence	40	24	34	14	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	41	20	71	0	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	19	80	0	+ 19
Epilepsy	43	18	35	13	+ 5
Birth Trauma	44	16	38	13	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	45	16	55	2	+ 14
Anemia	46	15	85	0	+ 15
Alcohol	47	15	48	7	+ 8
Drownings	48	12	19	45	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	12	45	8	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	50	12	81	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	10	59	0	+ 10
Tuberculosis	52	9	44	8	+ 0
Hepatitis C	53	7	63	0	+ 7
War	54	6	61	0	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	6	41	10	- 4
Meningitis	56	4	47	7	- 3
Schizophrenia	57	4	83	0	+ 4
Poisonings	58	3	42	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	2	58	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	2	56	2	- 0
Fires	62	2	22	42	- 41
Appendicitis	63	2	57	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	2	52	3	- 1
Encephalitis	65	1	50	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	54	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	60	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	53	2	- 2
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.