SURINAME VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,206	1	650	+ 556
Stroke	2	401	2	615	- 214
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	293	5	171	+ 122
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	285	10	117	+ 168
Lung Cancers	5	271	11	102	+ 169
Diabetes Mellitus	6	224	3	286	- 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	203	16	72	+ 130
Lung Disease	8	174	12	93	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	9	124	32	26	+ 98
Breast Cancer	10	117	17	55	+ 62
Kidney Disease	11	109	4	281	- 172
Lymphomas	12	73	34	23	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	13	73	14	78	- 6
Falls	14	71	25	34	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	15	68	33	25	+ 44
Parkinson's Disease	16	68	31	28	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	17	47	42	14	+ 33
Liver Cancer	18	46	21	45	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	19	46	48	5	+ 40
Hypertension	20	46	9	134	- 88
Leukemia	21	38	35	20	+ 18
Suicide	22	37	6	148	- 111
Oral Cancer	23	34	40	16	+ 19
Liver Disease	24	32	8	134	- 102
Skin Disease	25	32	18	53	- 22
Other Neoplasms	26	30	54	3	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	27	30	23	37	- 7
Uterin Cancer	28	28	49	5	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	29	28	56	2	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	30	26	24	37	- 11
Road Traffic Accidents	31	25	13	89	- 64
Congenital Anomalies	32	24	22	40	- 16
Other Injuries	33	22	15	73	- 50
Skin Cancers	34	19	60	1	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	35	16	19	51	- 36
Asthma	36	11	39	16	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	10	28	29	- 19
Drug Use	38	9	45	7	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	39	6	20	48	- 42
Violence	40	6	26	34	- 28
HIV/AIDS	41	5	7	138	- 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	5	85	0	+ 5
Epilepsy	43	5	36	18	- 14
Birth Trauma	44	4	30	28	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	45	4	61	1	+ 3
Anemia	46	4	81	0	+ 4
Alcohol	47	4	38	16	- 13
Drownings	48	3	29	28	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	3	47	6	- 3
Osteoarthritis	50	3	84	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	58	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	52	2	37	17	- 15
Hepatitis C	53	2	70	0	+ 2
War	54	2	66	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	1	27	31	- 30
Meningitis	56	1	50	5	- 4
Schizophrenia	57	1	82	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	1	57	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	1	67	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	60	0	43	13	- 13
Hepatitis B	61	0	63	1	- 0
Fires	62	0	44	13	- 12
Appendicitis	63	0	53	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
Encephalitis	65	0	51	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	55	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	62	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	52	3	- 3
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.