MALTA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,859	1	876	+ 983
Stroke	2	1,287	2	291	+ 995
Hypertension	3	285	20	33	+ 252
Lung Cancers	4	262	5	197	+ 65
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	242	3	213	+ 30
Liver Disease	6	231	24	23	+ 208
Lung Disease	7	190	8	127	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	177	7	147	+ 30
Kidney Disease	9	134	11	79	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	10	115	27	22	+ 93
Breast Cancer	11	100	10	85	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	12	89	15	50	+ 40
Liver Cancer	13	81	18	34	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	14	76	9	90	- 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	73	4	207	- 134
Prostate Cancer	16	63	13	53	+ 10
Oral Cancer	17	59	23	25	+ 34
Diabetes Mellitus	18	58	6	163	- 105
Other Injuries	19	55	33	16	+ 39
Road Traffic Accidents	20	52	31	18	+ 33
Suicide	21	49	22	27	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	22	48	39	4	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	23	44	19	33	+ 11
Falls	24	39	14	52	- 13
Lymphomas	25	36	12	53	- 17
Leukemia	26	35	21	28	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	27	29	17	34	- 5
Tuberculosis	28	26	52	2	+ 25
Skin Cancers	29	26	34	14	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	30	20	29	20	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	31	19	16	50	- 30
Drownings	32	15	48	2	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	14	37	7	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	34	14	28	21	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	11	49	2	+ 9
Fires	36	11	62	0	+ 11
Alcohol	37	11	47	3	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	38	9	32	17	- 8
Poisonings	39	9	58	1	+ 9
Drug Use	40	9	38	7	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	41	8	35	11	- 3
Epilepsy	42	8	43	3	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	43	7	26	22	- 15
Violence	44	7	40	4	+ 2
Asthma	45	6	36	8	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	6	55	1	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	47	6	41	4	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	48	5	30	19	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	4	42	3	+ 0
Malnutrition	50	4	60	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	51	3	57	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	3	53	1	+ 1
Skin Disease	53	3	25	23	- 20
Meningitis	54	2	56	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	55	2	45	3	- 1
Anemia	56	2	46	3	- 1
Birth Trauma	57	1	44	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	58	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	61	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	1	63	0	+ 0
Measles	61	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	0	- 0
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
War	65	0	54	1	- 1
Syphilis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	51	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	86	0	50	2	- 2
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.