YEMEN VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,927	1	30,158	+ 29,769
Stroke	2	19,944	2	13,570	+ 6,374
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,550	4	11,978	+ 2,571
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	14,178	22	1,405	+ 12,773
Lung Cancers	5	13,474	41	569	+ 12,904
Diabetes Mellitus	6	11,124	19	1,794	+ 9,330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,066	30	913	+ 9,153
Lung Disease	8	8,662	11	3,196	+ 5,466
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,186	51	283	+ 5,903
Breast Cancer	10	5,800	26	1,134	+ 4,666
Kidney Disease	11	5,410	15	2,679	+ 2,732
Lymphomas	12	3,625	45	433	+ 3,192
Prostate Cancer	13	3,620	63	39	+ 3,580
Falls	14	3,535	24	1,170	+ 2,365
Stomach Cancer	15	3,404	31	902	+ 2,502
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,392	49	362	+ 3,031
Ovary Cancer	17	2,330	52	188	+ 2,141
Liver Cancer	18	2,308	39	609	+ 1,699
Bladder Cancer	19	2,268	55	160	+ 2,108
Hypertension	20	2,268	8	5,293	- 3,026
Leukemia	21	1,892	34	776	+ 1,115
Suicide	22	1,825	21	1,699	+ 126
Oral Cancer	23	1,710	42	547	+ 1,162
Liver Disease	24	1,577	13	2,891	- 1,314
Skin Disease	25	1,567	61	44	+ 1,523
Other Neoplasms	26	1,508	64	21	+ 1,487
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,500	40	585	+ 915
Uterin Cancer	28	1,415	69	5	+ 1,410
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,384	35	765	+ 620
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,305	36	738	+ 568
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,238	6	8,561	- 7,323
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,182	10	4,291	- 3,109
Other Injuries	33	1,118	16	2,225	- 1,107
Skin Cancers	34	957	58	100	+ 857
Low Birth Weight	35	772	5	8,810	- 8,038
Asthma	36	569	17	2,106	- 1,537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	493	33	833	- 341
Drug Use	38	469	38	613	- 144
Cervical Cancer	39	304	57	119	+ 185
Violence	40	302	14	2,839	- 2,537
HIV/AIDS	41	251	46	396	- 145
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	233	80	0	+ 233
Epilepsy	43	233	43	539	- 306
Birth Trauma	44	201	7	5,939	- 5,739
Multiple Sclerosis	45	200	62	42	+ 158
Anemia	46	194	84	0	+ 194
Alcohol	47	185	59	78	+ 106
Drownings	48	155	25	1,142	- 987
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	149	37	707	- 557
Osteoarthritis	50	146	81	0	+ 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	131	66	14	+ 117
Tuberculosis	52	107	18	1,899	- 1,792
Hepatitis C	53	89	68	8	+ 80
War	54	78	3	12,915	- 12,836
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	71	9	4,372	- 4,301
Meningitis	56	54	28	1,018	- 965
Schizophrenia	57	46	86	0	+ 46
Poisonings	58	35	44	532	- 497
Upper Respiratory	59	25	70	5	+ 20
Malnutrition	60	24	27	1,058	- 1,034
Hepatitis B	61	24	50	299	- 276
Fires	62	21	29	991	- 970
Appendicitis	63	21	54	162	- 141
Maternal Conditions	64	20	32	890	- 869
Encephalitis	65	7	48	369	- 361
Leishmaniasis	66	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Schistosomiasis	70	0	56	124	- 124
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Measles	73	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Tetanus	74	0	47	395	- 395
Diphtheria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	79	0	65	17	- 17
Chlamydia	80	0	72	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	53	175	- 175
Otitis Media	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	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 YEMEN

Malta

Yemen

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.