MALTA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	516	1	876	- 360
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	373	3	213	+ 160
Stroke	3	295	2	291	+ 3
Kidney Disease	4	156	11	79	+ 77
Hypertension	5	137	20	33	+ 104
Lung Disease	6	129	8	127	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	7	128	6	163	- 34
Tuberculosis	8	107	52	2	+ 106
Violence	9	59	40	4	+ 55
Road Traffic Accidents	10	52	31	18	+ 34
Asthma	11	45	36	8	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	12	42	30	19	+ 22
Lung Cancers	13	41	5	197	- 156
Low Birth Weight	14	40	35	11	+ 29
Breast Cancer	15	39	10	85	- 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	32	7	147	- 115
Congenital Anomalies	17	32	32	17	+ 15
Birth Trauma	18	32	44	3	+ 29
Liver Cancer	19	30	18	34	- 3
Liver Disease	20	28	24	23	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	27	37	7	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	25	55	1	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	23	20	26	22	- 2
Malnutrition	24	17	60	0	+ 17
Skin Disease	25	17	25	23	- 6
Prostate Cancer	26	16	13	53	- 36
Drownings	27	15	48	2	+ 13
Falls	28	15	14	52	- 36
Leukemia	29	14	21	28	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	30	14	27	22	- 8
Other Injuries	31	14	33	16	- 2
Anemia	32	14	46	3	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	33	12	39	4	+ 8
Oral Cancer	34	12	23	25	- 13
Suicide	35	9	22	27	- 17
Lymphomas	36	9	12	53	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	37	8	9	90	- 82
Maternal Conditions	38	8	64	0	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	8	4	207	- 199
Ovary Cancer	40	8	17	34	- 26
Stomach Cancer	41	7	15	50	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	7	49	2	+ 5
Pertussis	43	7	72	0	+ 7
Syphilis	44	5	81	0	+ 5
Epilepsy	45	4	43	3	+ 1
Dengue	46	4	78	0	+ 4
Meningitis	47	4	56	1	+ 3
Measles	48	4	73	0	+ 4
War	49	3	54	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	50	3	28	21	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	3	42	3	- 0
Drug Use	52	3	38	7	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	29	20	- 18
Fires	54	2	62	0	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	55	2	16	50	- 47
Hepatitis B	56	2	61	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	57	2	50	2	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	58	2	19	33	- 31
Tetanus	59	2	74	0	+ 2
Alcohol	60	2	47	3	- 1
Skin Cancers	61	1	34	14	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	51	2	- 1
Appendicitis	63	1	63	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Poisonings	65	1	58	1	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	66	1	41	4	- 3
Encephalitis	67	1	65	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	68	1	57	1	- 0
Malaria	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	0	59	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	45	3	- 3
Oral conditions	73	0	86	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	53	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	76	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.