VENEZUELA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,267	1	26,905	+ 31,362
Stroke	2	19,391	3	12,133	+ 7,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,147	7	7,188	+ 6,959
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	13,786	35	572	+ 13,214
Lung Cancers	5	13,100	11	3,900	+ 9,201
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,816	4	11,176	- 361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,787	19	2,037	+ 7,750
Lung Disease	8	8,422	10	5,150	+ 3,273
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,014	25	1,082	+ 4,932
Breast Cancer	10	5,639	15	2,563	+ 3,076
Kidney Disease	11	5,260	8	5,932	- 672
Lymphomas	12	3,524	23	1,248	+ 2,276
Prostate Cancer	13	3,519	13	2,848	+ 671
Falls	14	3,437	28	865	+ 2,572
Stomach Cancer	15	3,310	17	2,175	+ 1,135
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,298	48	252	+ 3,047
Ovary Cancer	17	2,265	36	563	+ 1,702
Liver Cancer	18	2,244	26	1,029	+ 1,215
Bladder Cancer	19	2,205	45	365	+ 1,841
Hypertension	20	2,205	9	5,195	- 2,990
Leukemia	21	1,839	27	1,007	+ 832
Suicide	22	1,774	34	585	+ 1,189
Oral Cancer	23	1,662	38	544	+ 1,118
Liver Disease	24	1,534	16	2,340	- 807
Skin Disease	25	1,523	66	18	+ 1,506
Other Neoplasms	26	1,466	18	2,167	- 701
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,458	33	599	+ 859
Uterin Cancer	28	1,376	47	309	+ 1,067
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,346	44	370	+ 976
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,269	30	760	+ 509
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,203	5	11,127	- 9,924
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,149	14	2,846	- 1,696
Other Injuries	33	1,087	21	1,693	- 606
Skin Cancers	34	930	37	553	+ 377
Low Birth Weight	35	750	12	3,088	- 2,338
Asthma	36	553	46	311	+ 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	479	40	418	+ 61
Drug Use	38	456	50	225	+ 231
Cervical Cancer	39	296	20	1,986	- 1,690
Violence	40	294	2	18,132	- 17,838
HIV/AIDS	41	244	6	7,490	- 7,246
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	227	53	151	+ 76
Epilepsy	43	226	41	411	- 184
Birth Trauma	44	195	24	1,087	- 892
Multiple Sclerosis	45	194	60	51	+ 143
Anemia	46	189	55	126	+ 63
Alcohol	47	179	62	34	+ 145
Drownings	48	150	43	388	- 238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	145	57	80	+ 65
Osteoarthritis	50	142	72	3	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	127	52	180	- 52
Tuberculosis	52	104	31	748	- 643
Hepatitis C	53	86	65	21	+ 65
War	54	76	51	185	- 109
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	69	22	1,359	- 1,290
Meningitis	56	52	49	251	- 198
Schizophrenia	57	45	69	6	+ 39
Poisonings	58	34	58	68	- 33
Upper Respiratory	59	24	74	1	+ 23
Malnutrition	60	23	32	629	- 606
Hepatitis B	61	23	63	30	- 6
Fires	62	21	54	144	- 124
Appendicitis	63	20	56	98	- 78
Maternal Conditions	64	20	39	422	- 402
Encephalitis	65	7	61	37	- 30
Leishmaniasis	66	0	73	3	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	69	0	42	402	- 402
Schistosomiasis	70	0	76	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	64	26	- 26
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	68	8	- 8
Diphtheria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	79	0	70	5	- 5
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	67	15	- 15
Otitis Media	82	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	71	4	- 4
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Malta

Venezuela

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.