SOMALIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,271	7	7,233	+ 17,038
Stroke	2	8,077	6	8,595	- 518
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,893	1	21,712	- 15,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,742	32	647	+ 5,095
Lung Cancers	5	5,457	54	233	+ 5,224
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,505	16	2,888	+ 1,617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,077	38	546	+ 3,530
Lung Disease	8	3,508	19	2,442	+ 1,066
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,505	62	108	+ 2,398
Breast Cancer	10	2,349	26	1,232	+ 1,117
Kidney Disease	11	2,191	21	2,051	+ 140
Lymphomas	12	1,468	34	605	+ 863
Prostate Cancer	13	1,466	52	285	+ 1,181
Falls	14	1,432	37	548	+ 884
Stomach Cancer	15	1,379	49	310	+ 1,069
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,374	56	184	+ 1,190
Ovary Cancer	17	943	50	295	+ 649
Liver Cancer	18	935	53	256	+ 679
Bladder Cancer	19	919	61	149	+ 769
Hypertension	20	918	18	2,643	- 1,725
Leukemia	21	766	35	562	+ 205
Suicide	22	739	27	1,219	- 480
Oral Cancer	23	693	46	328	+ 365
Liver Disease	24	639	13	3,917	- 3,278
Skin Disease	25	634	58	151	+ 483
Other Neoplasms	26	611	70	12	+ 598
Inflammatory/Heart	27	607	39	521	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	28	573	64	78	+ 495
Oesophagus Cancer	29	561	40	516	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	30	529	44	406	+ 122
Road Traffic Accidents	31	501	11	4,231	- 3,730
Congenital Anomalies	32	479	15	3,410	- 2,931
Other Injuries	33	453	14	3,602	- 3,149
Skin Cancers	34	388	57	164	+ 224
Low Birth Weight	35	313	8	6,250	- 5,938
Asthma	36	230	23	1,878	- 1,648
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	200	36	559	- 359
Drug Use	38	190	65	54	+ 135
Cervical Cancer	39	123	28	883	- 760
Violence	40	122	29	828	- 706
HIV/AIDS	41	102	33	610	- 508
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	94	84	0	+ 94
Epilepsy	43	94	43	419	- 324
Birth Trauma	44	81	5	9,573	- 9,492
Multiple Sclerosis	45	81	71	8	+ 73
Anemia	46	79	83	0	+ 79
Alcohol	47	75	59	151	- 76
Drownings	48	63	25	1,272	- 1,209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	61	41	446	- 385
Osteoarthritis	50	59	85	0	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	53	66	35	+ 18
Tuberculosis	52	43	4	10,261	- 10,218
Hepatitis C	53	36	67	34	+ 2
War	54	32	24	1,318	- 1,286
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	29	2	15,363	- 15,334
Meningitis	56	22	9	5,381	- 5,359
Schizophrenia	57	19	81	0	+ 19
Poisonings	58	14	31	758	- 744
Upper Respiratory	59	10	47	326	- 316
Malnutrition	60	10	10	4,825	- 4,815
Hepatitis B	61	10	48	315	- 305
Fires	62	9	30	810	- 802
Appendicitis	63	8	55	188	- 179
Maternal Conditions	64	8	12	4,127	- 4,118
Encephalitis	65	3	63	91	- 88
Leishmaniasis	66	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Schistosomiasis	70	0	42	435	- 435
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Measles	73	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Tetanus	74	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Diphtheria	75	0	60	150	- 150
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	69	30	- 30
Chlamydia	80	0	72	5	- 5
Syphilis	81	0	45	378	- 378
Otitis Media	82	0	68	32	- 32
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.