UGANDA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,890	9	8,784	+ 83,106
Stroke	2	30,581	6	11,181	+ 19,400
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	22,310	2	18,865	+ 3,445
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	21,741	30	1,286	+ 20,454
Lung Cancers	5	20,660	46	441	+ 20,219
Diabetes Mellitus	6	17,057	14	4,794	+ 12,263
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,434	35	919	+ 14,516
Lung Disease	8	13,282	22	3,051	+ 10,232
Pancreas Cancer	9	9,485	47	358	+ 9,127
Breast Cancer	10	8,893	32	1,128	+ 7,765
Kidney Disease	11	8,296	19	3,168	+ 5,127
Lymphomas	12	5,558	26	1,762	+ 3,796
Prostate Cancer	13	5,550	34	950	+ 4,600
Falls	14	5,420	33	1,127	+ 4,294
Stomach Cancer	15	5,219	45	515	+ 4,705
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,201	48	351	+ 4,850
Ovary Cancer	17	3,572	44	519	+ 3,053
Liver Cancer	18	3,539	29	1,522	+ 2,017
Bladder Cancer	19	3,478	59	181	+ 3,297
Hypertension	20	3,477	21	3,120	+ 357
Leukemia	21	2,901	42	599	+ 2,302
Suicide	22	2,798	24	2,033	+ 765
Oral Cancer	23	2,622	40	731	+ 1,891
Liver Disease	24	2,418	13	5,122	- 2,703
Skin Disease	25	2,402	55	242	+ 2,160
Other Neoplasms	26	2,312	66	37	+ 2,275
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,299	37	859	+ 1,440
Uterin Cancer	28	2,170	56	234	+ 1,937
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,122	28	1,674	+ 448
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,001	38	761	+ 1,240
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,898	4	13,012	- 11,115
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,812	11	6,641	- 4,828
Other Injuries	33	1,714	20	3,130	- 1,415
Skin Cancers	34	1,467	49	349	+ 1,119
Low Birth Weight	35	1,183	8	9,673	- 8,490
Asthma	36	872	27	1,745	- 873
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	756	41	687	+ 69
Drug Use	38	719	57	233	+ 486
Cervical Cancer	39	467	15	4,378	- 3,911
Violence	40	463	12	6,175	- 5,712
HIV/AIDS	41	385	1	21,188	- 20,803
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	357	81	0	+ 357
Epilepsy	43	357	43	599	- 242
Birth Trauma	44	308	7	10,405	- 10,097
Multiple Sclerosis	45	306	69	16	+ 290
Anemia	46	298	84	0	+ 298
Alcohol	47	283	54	256	+ 27
Drownings	48	237	31	1,238	- 1,000
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	229	50	348	- 119
Osteoarthritis	50	224	80	0	+ 224
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	201	64	55	+ 146
Tuberculosis	52	165	10	7,255	- 7,090
Hepatitis C	53	136	67	30	+ 105
War	54	120	63	88	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	109	5	12,103	- 11,994
Meningitis	56	83	16	3,718	- 3,635
Schizophrenia	57	71	86	0	+ 71
Poisonings	58	54	39	745	- 691
Upper Respiratory	59	39	60	144	- 105
Malnutrition	60	37	18	3,317	- 3,280
Hepatitis B	61	37	61	123	- 87
Fires	62	33	36	872	- 840
Appendicitis	63	32	58	211	- 179
Maternal Conditions	64	31	17	3,641	- 3,610
Encephalitis	65	11	62	122	- 111
Leishmaniasis	66	1	68	28	- 27
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Schistosomiasis	70	0	52	286	- 286
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Measles	73	0	51	343	- 343
Tetanus	74	0	53	271	- 271
Diphtheria	75	0	72	11	- 11
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	70	16	- 16
Chlamydia	80	0	73	6	- 6
Syphilis	81	0	23	2,235	- 2,235
Otitis Media	82	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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.