MALTA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	411	3	213	+ 199
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	287	55	1	+ 286
Tuberculosis	3	253	52	2	+ 251
Malaria	4	200	69	0	+ 200
Birth Trauma	5	199	44	3	+ 196
Low Birth Weight	6	190	35	11	+ 179
Coronary Heart Disease	7	122	1	876	- 754
Stroke	8	115	2	291	- 177
Congenital Anomalies	9	99	32	17	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	10	88	41	4	+ 84
Meningitis	11	87	56	1	+ 86
Road Traffic Accidents	12	83	31	18	+ 65
Liver Disease	13	76	24	23	+ 53
Measles	14	58	73	0	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	15	47	64	0	+ 46
Pertussis	16	46	72	0	+ 46
Other Injuries	17	45	33	16	+ 29
Diabetes Mellitus	18	45	6	163	- 118
Violence	19	37	40	4	+ 32
Kidney Disease	20	36	11	79	- 43
Endocrine Disorders	21	31	30	19	+ 12
Lung Disease	22	25	8	127	- 102
Breast Cancer	23	24	10	85	- 61
Hypertension	24	21	20	33	- 12
Cervical Cancer	25	21	39	4	+ 17
Tetanus	26	17	74	0	+ 17
Asthma	27	16	36	8	+ 8
Falls	28	15	14	52	- 37
Fires	29	14	62	0	+ 14
Suicide	30	14	22	27	- 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	13	4	207	- 194
Drownings	32	13	48	2	+ 11
Poisonings	33	13	58	1	+ 13
Drug Use	34	12	38	7	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	35	12	13	53	- 41
Malnutrition	36	12	60	0	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	12	37	7	+ 4
Syphilis	38	11	81	0	+ 11
Liver Cancer	39	10	18	34	- 23
Lymphomas	40	10	12	53	- 43
Epilepsy	41	10	43	3	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	42	10	27	22	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	8	7	147	- 139
Diphtheria	44	8	75	0	+ 8
War	45	6	54	1	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	46	5	16	50	- 45
Leukemia	47	4	21	28	- 23
Oral Cancer	48	4	23	25	- 21
Ovary Cancer	49	4	17	34	- 30
Stomach Cancer	50	4	15	50	- 46
Pancreas Cancer	51	4	9	90	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	4	49	2	+ 2
Skin Cancers	53	4	34	14	- 10
Schistosomiasis	54	3	70	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	3	61	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	56	3	25	23	- 20
Lung Cancers	57	3	5	197	- 194
Alcohol	58	2	47	3	- 1
Encephalitis	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	2	63	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	61	1	79	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	62	1	28	21	- 19
Bladder Cancer	63	1	19	33	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	64	1	29	20	- 19
Hepatitis C	65	1	53	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	26	22	- 21
Upper Respiratory	67	1	59	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	45	3	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	0	51	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	66	0	+ 0
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
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	1	- 1
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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Malta

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.