MALTA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	671	6	163	+ 509
Coronary Heart Disease	2	647	1	876	- 229
Stroke	3	353	2	291	+ 62
Kidney Disease	4	260	11	79	+ 181
Lung Disease	5	232	8	127	+ 105
Hypertension	6	212	20	33	+ 179
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	124	3	213	- 89
Breast Cancer	8	83	10	85	- 2
Lung Cancers	9	65	5	197	- 132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	65	7	147	- 82
Road Traffic Accidents	11	56	31	18	+ 38
Liver Disease	12	52	24	23	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	13	51	41	4	+ 47
Suicide	14	43	22	27	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	15	41	13	53	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	16	39	27	22	+ 17
Asthma	17	38	36	8	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	18	37	15	50	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	19	36	30	19	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	20	28	26	22	+ 5
Other Injuries	21	24	33	16	+ 7
Skin Disease	22	23	25	23	+ 0
Oral Cancer	23	23	23	25	- 2
Lymphomas	24	20	12	53	- 33
Congenital Anomalies	25	20	32	17	+ 3
Falls	26	20	14	52	- 31
Liver Cancer	27	20	18	34	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	28	20	9	90	- 71
Alcohol	29	19	47	3	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	30	18	39	4	+ 13
Leukemia	31	17	21	28	- 10
Ovary Cancer	32	16	17	34	- 18
Drownings	33	15	48	2	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	15	4	207	- 192
Low Birth Weight	35	13	35	11	+ 2
Birth Trauma	36	13	44	3	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	37	13	29	20	- 8
Epilepsy	38	13	43	3	+ 9
Anemia	39	12	46	3	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	40	11	28	21	- 9
Violence	41	11	40	4	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	8	55	1	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	8	37	7	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	44	7	19	33	- 26
Tuberculosis	45	6	52	2	+ 5
Drug Use	46	6	38	7	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	47	4	16	50	- 45
Maternal Conditions	48	4	64	0	+ 4
Poisonings	49	4	58	1	+ 3
Fires	50	4	62	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	51	3	53	1	+ 2
Schizophrenia	52	2	57	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	53	2	34	14	- 12
Malnutrition	54	1	60	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	55	1	86	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	1	49	2	- 1
Meningitis	57	1	56	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	42	3	- 3
Appendicitis	59	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	51	2	- 2
Encephalitis	61	0	65	0	+ 0
War	62	0	54	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	0	- 0
Pertussis	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	50	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	45	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
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.