MALTA VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	199	1	876	- 677
Diabetes Mellitus	2	84	6	163	- 78
Stroke	3	47	2	291	- 245
Road Traffic Accidents	4	38	31	18	+ 20
Liver Disease	5	37	24	23	+ 14
Kidney Disease	6	33	11	79	- 46
Suicide	7	30	22	27	+ 4
Falls	8	24	14	52	- 28
Other Injuries	9	21	33	16	+ 5
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	20	3	213	- 193
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	15	7	147	- 132
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	14	4	207	- 193
Lung Cancers	13	13	5	197	- 184
Congenital Anomalies	14	13	32	17	- 4
Lung Disease	15	13	8	127	- 114
Leukemia	16	11	21	28	- 17
Breast Cancer	17	10	10	85	- 75
Lymphomas	18	9	12	53	- 44
Drownings	19	8	48	2	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	20	8	35	11	- 3
Liver Cancer	21	8	18	34	- 26
Fires	22	8	62	0	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	23	8	15	50	- 42
Endocrine Disorders	24	7	30	19	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	25	6	27	22	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	26	5	16	50	- 44
Bladder Cancer	27	5	19	33	- 28
Hypertension	28	5	20	33	- 28
Oral Cancer	29	5	23	25	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	30	5	9	90	- 86
Prostate Cancer	31	3	13	53	- 50
Ovary Cancer	32	3	17	34	- 31
Skin Disease	33	3	25	23	- 20
Violence	34	3	40	4	- 2
Epilepsy	35	2	43	3	- 1
Cervical Cancer	36	2	39	4	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	37	2	29	20	- 18
Birth Trauma	38	2	44	3	- 1
Drug Use	39	2	38	7	- 5
Asthma	40	2	36	8	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	2	55	1	+ 1
Poisonings	42	2	58	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	43	1	34	14	- 12
Tuberculosis	44	1	52	2	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1	49	2	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1	37	7	- 6
Meningitis	47	1	56	1	+ 1
Alcohol	48	1	47	3	- 1
Uterin Cancer	49	1	28	21	- 20
Encephalitis	50	1	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	51	0	26	22	- 22
Maternal Conditions	52	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	53	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	54	0	72	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	55	0	45	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	56	0	61	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	0	63	0	- 0
Malnutrition	58	0	60	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	0	51	2	- 2
Tetanus	60	0	74	0	+ 0
War	61	0	54	1	- 1
Dengue	62	0	78	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	53	1	- 1
Ascariasis	64	0	79	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	41	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	3	- 3
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.