MALTA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	299	3	213	+ 86
Low Birth Weight	2	219	35	11	+ 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	180	55	1	+ 179
Coronary Heart Disease	4	178	1	876	- 698
Malaria	5	154	69	0	+ 154
Stroke	6	142	2	291	- 150
Birth Trauma	7	131	44	3	+ 128
Road Traffic Accidents	8	126	31	18	+ 108
Tuberculosis	9	78	52	2	+ 76
Congenital Anomalies	10	72	32	17	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	11	69	64	0	+ 69
Diabetes Mellitus	12	65	6	163	- 98
Liver Disease	13	64	24	23	+ 41
Pertussis	14	62	72	0	+ 62
Kidney Disease	15	60	11	79	- 19
Violence	16	53	40	4	+ 49
Malnutrition	17	50	60	0	+ 50
Meningitis	18	39	56	1	+ 38
Other Injuries	19	37	33	16	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	20	36	39	4	+ 32
Liver Cancer	21	34	18	34	+ 0
Hypertension	22	31	20	33	- 2
Lung Disease	23	30	8	127	- 97
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	27	4	207	- 180
HIV/AIDS	25	25	41	4	+ 21
Syphilis	26	22	81	0	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	27	21	30	19	+ 2
Breast Cancer	28	21	10	85	- 64
Asthma	29	18	36	8	+ 10
Suicide	30	15	22	27	- 11
Falls	31	15	14	52	- 36
Stomach Cancer	32	14	15	50	- 35
Fires	33	13	62	0	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	34	13	13	53	- 40
Drownings	35	13	48	2	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	36	12	27	22	- 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	12	7	147	- 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	9	37	7	+ 2
Epilepsy	39	8	43	3	+ 5
Drug Use	40	8	38	7	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	41	7	16	50	- 42
Poisonings	42	7	58	1	+ 7
Lymphomas	43	7	12	53	- 46
Lung Cancers	44	7	5	197	- 190
Tetanus	45	6	74	0	+ 6
Skin Cancers	46	5	34	14	- 9
Skin Disease	47	5	25	23	- 18
Oral Cancer	48	5	23	25	- 20
Ovary Cancer	49	5	17	34	- 29
Bladder Cancer	50	5	19	33	- 29
Pancreas Cancer	51	4	9	90	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	4	49	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	53	4	65	0	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	54	3	29	20	- 17
Leukemia	55	2	21	28	- 25
Hepatitis B	56	2	61	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	57	2	28	21	- 19
Alcohol	58	2	47	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	59	1	70	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	1	63	0	+ 1
Measles	61	1	73	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	26	22	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	45	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	51	2	- 1
Diphtheria	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	53	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	0	59	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
War	70	0	54	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.