MALTA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	464	1	876	- 412
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	276	4	207	+ 69
Stroke	3	216	2	291	- 75
Lung Cancers	4	171	5	197	- 26
Lung Disease	5	165	8	127	+ 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	136	7	147	- 11
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	84	3	213	- 129
Diabetes Mellitus	8	70	6	163	- 93
Prostate Cancer	9	67	13	53	+ 14
Breast Cancer	10	67	10	85	- 18
Falls	11	57	14	52	+ 5
Skin Cancers	12	56	34	14	+ 42
Lymphomas	13	55	12	53	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	14	49	9	90	- 41
Suicide	15	48	22	27	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	16	42	31	18	+ 24
Kidney Disease	17	39	11	79	- 40
Leukemia	18	36	21	28	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	19	32	16	50	- 17
Hypertension	20	30	20	33	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	21	30	30	19	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	22	29	15	50	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	23	28	27	22	+ 7
Liver Cancer	24	26	18	34	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	25	25	29	20	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	26	24	19	33	- 9
Other Neoplasms	27	22	26	22	+ 0
Other Injuries	28	20	33	16	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	29	19	17	34	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	30	16	32	17	- 1
Oral Cancer	31	15	23	25	- 10
Liver Disease	32	14	24	23	- 9
Uterin Cancer	33	13	28	21	- 8
Skin Disease	34	11	25	23	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	10	49	2	+ 8
Asthma	36	8	36	8	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	7	55	1	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	38	7	35	11	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	6	37	7	- 1
Drug Use	40	6	38	7	- 1
Cervical Cancer	41	6	39	4	+ 1
Violence	42	5	40	4	+ 1
Epilepsy	43	5	43	3	+ 2
Drownings	44	5	48	2	+ 3
Alcohol	45	5	47	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	4	51	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	47	4	45	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	48	3	53	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	49	2	50	2	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	2	42	3	- 1
Anemia	51	2	46	3	- 1
Tuberculosis	52	2	52	2	- 0
Fires	53	2	62	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	1	44	3	- 2
Malnutrition	55	1	60	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	61	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	57	1	41	4	- 3
Poisonings	58	1	58	1	+ 0
Meningitis	59	1	56	1	+ 0
Schizophrenia	60	1	57	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	63	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	59	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	67	0	82	0	+ 0
War	68	0	54	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
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.