SLOVENIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,912	1	3,617	+ 295
Stroke	2	1,302	2	1,977	- 675
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	950	13	412	+ 538
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	925	16	375	+ 550
Lung Cancers	5	879	3	1,261	- 381
Diabetes Mellitus	6	726	18	340	+ 386
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	657	5	743	- 86
Lung Disease	8	565	7	675	- 109
Pancreas Cancer	9	404	15	409	- 6
Breast Cancer	10	379	9	484	- 105
Kidney Disease	11	353	28	143	+ 210
Lymphomas	12	237	11	465	- 228
Prostate Cancer	13	236	10	476	- 240
Falls	14	231	6	708	- 477
Stomach Cancer	15	222	17	341	- 118
Parkinson's Disease	16	221	24	196	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	17	152	29	122	+ 30
Liver Cancer	18	151	19	285	- 134
Bladder Cancer	19	148	22	211	- 63
Hypertension	20	148	4	881	- 733
Leukemia	21	123	21	225	- 102
Suicide	22	119	14	411	- 292
Oral Cancer	23	112	27	145	- 33
Liver Disease	24	103	12	429	- 326
Skin Disease	25	102	49	5	+ 97
Other Neoplasms	26	98	34	69	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	27	98	20	239	- 141
Uterin Cancer	28	92	30	106	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	29	90	32	93	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	30	85	33	93	- 7
Road Traffic Accidents	31	81	31	105	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	32	77	38	49	+ 28
Other Injuries	33	73	23	203	- 130
Skin Cancers	34	62	25	191	- 128
Low Birth Weight	35	50	43	17	+ 34
Asthma	36	37	45	16	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	32	37	55	- 22
Drug Use	38	31	41	24	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	39	20	36	60	- 41
Violence	40	20	42	19	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	41	16	70	0	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	15	86	0	+ 15
Epilepsy	43	15	35	62	- 47
Birth Trauma	44	13	57	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	45	13	39	35	- 22
Anemia	46	13	60	1	+ 12
Alcohol	47	12	8	511	- 499
Drownings	48	10	44	17	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10	26	151	- 142
Osteoarthritis	50	10	85	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	9	40	30	- 21
Tuberculosis	52	7	46	15	- 8
Hepatitis C	53	6	67	0	+ 6
War	54	5	61	0	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	5	52	4	+ 1
Meningitis	56	4	50	5	- 2
Schizophrenia	57	3	47	9	- 6
Poisonings	58	2	51	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	59	2	63	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	2	64	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	2	58	1	+ 0
Fires	62	1	48	8	- 7
Appendicitis	63	1	54	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	56	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	62	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	55	2	- 2
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	53	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

Malta

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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.