MALTA VS MONTENEGRO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONTENEGRO		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,729	2	291	+ 1,437
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,369	1	876	+ 493
Lung Cancers	3	266	5	197	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	4	244	27	22	+ 222
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	177	4	207	- 30
Diabetes Mellitus	6	136	6	163	- 26
Kidney Disease	7	115	11	79	+ 36
Suicide	8	103	22	27	+ 76
Breast Cancer	9	99	10	85	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	89	7	147	- 58
Lung Disease	11	71	8	127	- 56
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	63	3	213	- 149
Prostate Cancer	13	59	13	53	+ 6
Falls	14	52	14	52	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	15	52	16	50	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	16	50	9	90	- 41
Liver Disease	17	44	24	23	+ 21
Hypertension	18	43	20	33	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	19	40	15	50	- 10
Liver Cancer	20	39	18	34	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	21	38	31	18	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	22	27	19	33	- 6
Other Injuries	23	23	33	16	+ 6
Lymphomas	24	21	12	53	- 32
Leukemia	25	18	21	28	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	16	37	7	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	27	16	39	4	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	28	15	17	34	- 19
Violence	29	14	40	4	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	30	13	29	20	- 7
Drug Use	31	11	38	7	+ 4
Fires	32	11	62	0	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	33	11	28	21	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	10	49	2	+ 8
Skin Cancers	35	9	34	14	- 5
Drownings	36	8	48	2	+ 6
Oral Cancer	37	8	23	25	- 17
Alcohol	38	7	47	3	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	39	6	45	3	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	40	5	30	19	- 14
Birth Trauma	41	5	44	3	+ 2
Epilepsy	42	5	43	3	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	43	4	35	11	- 7
Poisonings	44	3	58	1	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	45	3	32	17	- 14
Asthma	46	3	36	8	- 5
Other Neoplasms	47	2	26	22	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	2	51	2	- 0
Meningitis	49	1	56	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	50	1	65	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	51	1	52	2	- 1
Appendicitis	52	1	63	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	53	1	60	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	54	1	25	23	- 22
Pertussis	55	1	72	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	0	55	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	57	0	66	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	58	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	59	0	81	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	60	0	59	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	61	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	62	0	74	0	+ 0
War	63	0	54	1	- 1
Chlamydia	64	0	80	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	53	1	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	67	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	68	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	41	4	- 4
Otitis Media	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	42	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.