TANZANIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	125,786	9	13,215	+ 112,571
Stroke	2	41,861	7	16,894	+ 24,967
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,539	2	26,028	+ 4,511
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	29,760	27	2,048	+ 27,712
Lung Cancers	5	28,281	61	159	+ 28,122
Diabetes Mellitus	6	23,349	15	6,247	+ 17,102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,128	33	1,567	+ 19,561
Lung Disease	8	18,182	22	3,051	+ 15,131
Pancreas Cancer	9	12,984	62	158	+ 12,826
Breast Cancer	10	12,173	37	1,285	+ 10,888
Kidney Disease	11	11,356	19	4,547	+ 6,808
Lymphomas	12	7,608	41	805	+ 6,803
Prostate Cancer	13	7,598	28	1,819	+ 5,778
Falls	14	7,420	34	1,533	+ 5,887
Stomach Cancer	15	7,145	39	1,190	+ 5,955
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,120	45	513	+ 6,607
Ovary Cancer	17	4,890	53	337	+ 4,553
Liver Cancer	18	4,845	36	1,413	+ 3,431
Bladder Cancer	19	4,761	44	667	+ 4,094
Hypertension	20	4,760	17	5,209	- 449
Leukemia	21	3,971	47	416	+ 3,555
Suicide	22	3,830	24	2,474	+ 1,356
Oral Cancer	23	3,589	31	1,646	+ 1,943
Liver Disease	24	3,311	13	6,586	- 3,275
Skin Disease	25	3,288	52	359	+ 2,929
Other Neoplasms	26	3,166	64	58	+ 3,108
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,148	38	1,227	+ 1,920
Uterin Cancer	28	2,971	57	218	+ 2,753
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,905	25	2,247	+ 658
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,740	29	1,778	+ 962
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,598	5	18,054	- 15,456
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,481	11	9,791	- 7,310
Other Injuries	33	2,347	20	4,270	- 1,923
Skin Cancers	34	2,008	42	744	+ 1,264
Low Birth Weight	35	1,620	10	12,173	- 10,553
Asthma	36	1,194	30	1,700	- 506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,034	46	462	+ 572
Drug Use	38	984	48	404	+ 580
Cervical Cancer	39	639	14	6,424	- 5,785
Violence	40	634	18	4,713	- 4,079
HIV/AIDS	41	527	1	27,402	- 26,875
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	489	86	0	+ 489
Epilepsy	43	488	43	707	- 219
Birth Trauma	44	422	8	15,086	- 14,664
Multiple Sclerosis	45	419	68	27	+ 392
Anemia	46	408	82	0	+ 408
Alcohol	47	387	56	270	+ 117
Drownings	48	325	32	1,642	- 1,317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	314	50	401	- 87
Osteoarthritis	50	307	85	0	+ 307
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	275	63	81	+ 194
Tuberculosis	52	225	4	20,269	- 20,044
Hepatitis C	53	186	66	40	+ 146
War	54	164	67	30	+ 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	150	6	17,587	- 17,437
Meningitis	56	113	21	3,188	- 3,075
Schizophrenia	57	97	80	0	+ 97
Poisonings	58	74	40	1,170	- 1,096
Upper Respiratory	59	53	54	299	- 246
Malnutrition	60	50	16	5,574	- 5,524
Hepatitis B	61	50	60	168	- 118
Fires	62	45	35	1,424	- 1,380
Appendicitis	63	43	58	218	- 174
Maternal Conditions	64	43	12	6,835	- 6,792
Encephalitis	65	16	59	199	- 183
Leishmaniasis	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Schistosomiasis	70	0	51	371	- 371
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Measles	73	0	55	295	- 295
Tetanus	74	0	49	402	- 402
Diphtheria	75	0	70	11	- 11
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	65	56	- 56
Chlamydia	80	0	71	9	- 9
Syphilis	81	0	26	2,115	- 2,115
Otitis Media	82	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.