MALTA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	454	1	876	- 422
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	381	4	207	+ 173
Lung Disease	3	232	8	127	+ 106
Stroke	4	211	2	291	- 80
Lung Cancers	5	198	5	197	+ 1
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	153	3	213	- 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	152	7	147	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	8	100	13	53	+ 47
Falls	9	66	14	52	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	10	66	9	90	- 25
Breast Cancer	11	60	10	85	- 25
Lymphomas	12	55	12	53	+ 2
Suicide	13	54	22	27	+ 27
Kidney Disease	14	52	11	79	- 27
Other Injuries	15	50	33	16	+ 33
Diabetes Mellitus	16	48	6	163	- 115
Parkinson's Disease	17	47	16	50	- 2
Skin Cancers	18	35	34	14	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	19	31	30	19	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	20	30	19	33	- 3
Leukemia	21	30	21	28	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	22	29	15	50	- 20
Other Neoplasms	23	28	26	22	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	24	26	17	34	- 8
Drug Use	25	22	38	7	+ 16
Liver Cancer	26	22	18	34	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	27	21	29	20	+ 1
Hypertension	28	20	20	33	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	29	19	27	22	- 3
Liver Disease	30	18	24	23	- 5
Alcohol	31	17	47	3	+ 15
Oral Cancer	32	14	23	25	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	14	37	7	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	34	12	32	17	- 6
Malnutrition	35	12	60	0	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	36	11	28	21	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	11	55	1	+ 10
Skin Disease	38	11	25	23	- 12
Cervical Cancer	39	11	39	4	+ 6
Epilepsy	40	10	43	3	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	41	10	45	3	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	42	10	31	18	- 8
Asthma	43	7	36	8	- 1
Anemia	44	6	46	3	+ 4
Drownings	45	6	48	2	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	5	49	2	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	5	51	2	+ 3
Fires	48	4	62	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	3	42	3	- 1
Violence	50	3	40	4	- 2
Osteoarthritis	51	2	50	2	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	52	2	35	11	- 9
Schizophrenia	53	2	57	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	1	44	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	55	1	53	1	+ 0
Tuberculosis	56	1	52	2	- 0
Poisonings	57	1	58	1	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	56	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	1	63	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	1	59	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	61	1	41	4	- 3
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	61	0	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	66	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
War	68	0	54	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	69	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.