MALTA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	593	1	876	- 283
Stroke	2	568	2	291	+ 276
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	331	4	207	+ 124
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	315	3	213	+ 103
Lung Cancers	5	203	5	197	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	202	7	147	+ 55
Lung Disease	7	197	8	127	+ 71
Diabetes Mellitus	8	166	6	163	+ 3
Kidney Disease	9	129	11	79	+ 50
Stomach Cancer	10	117	15	50	+ 67
Prostate Cancer	11	98	13	53	+ 45
Breast Cancer	12	92	10	85	+ 7
Other Injuries	13	89	33	16	+ 73
Hypertension	14	87	20	33	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	15	77	9	90	- 14
Lymphomas	16	74	12	53	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	17	71	30	19	+ 52
Liver Cancer	18	58	18	34	+ 25
Suicide	19	54	22	27	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	20	54	19	33	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	21	52	16	50	+ 3
Liver Disease	22	52	24	23	+ 29
Falls	23	48	14	52	- 4
Leukemia	24	47	21	28	+ 19
Oral Cancer	25	42	23	25	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	26	42	27	22	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	27	39	31	18	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	28	30	26	22	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	29	29	29	20	+ 8
Skin Cancers	30	24	34	14	+ 10
Epilepsy	31	19	43	3	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	32	19	28	21	- 2
Ovary Cancer	33	18	17	34	- 16
Cervical Cancer	34	15	39	4	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	35	15	41	4	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	11	55	1	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	11	37	7	+ 3
Tuberculosis	38	10	52	2	+ 8
Skin Disease	39	9	25	23	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	40	9	32	17	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	8	49	2	+ 6
Anemia	42	7	46	3	+ 4
Asthma	43	7	36	8	- 2
Drug Use	44	6	38	7	- 1
Alcohol	45	5	47	3	+ 2
Fires	46	5	62	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	5	51	2	+ 3
Violence	48	4	40	4	+ 0
Hepatitis C	49	4	53	1	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	4	42	3	+ 0
Drownings	51	4	48	2	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	52	4	35	11	- 8
Malnutrition	53	4	60	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	54	3	45	3	- 0
Schizophrenia	55	2	57	1	+ 2
Meningitis	56	2	56	1	+ 1
Poisonings	57	1	58	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	1	50	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	61	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	60	1	44	3	- 2
Appendicitis	61	1	63	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	59	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	65	0	86	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
War	69	0	54	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
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.