MALTA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	647	1	876	- 229
Stroke	2	480	2	291	+ 189
Diabetes Mellitus	3	302	6	163	+ 139
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	180	3	213	- 33
Prostate Cancer	5	163	13	53	+ 110
Hypertension	6	162	20	33	+ 129
Violence	7	152	40	4	+ 147
Lung Disease	8	117	8	127	- 9
Kidney Disease	9	102	11	79	+ 23
Breast Cancer	10	96	10	85	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	11	89	41	4	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	12	65	30	19	+ 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	56	7	147	- 91
Skin Disease	14	54	25	23	+ 31
Other Injuries	15	54	33	16	+ 38
Inflammatory/Heart	16	47	27	22	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	17	44	32	17	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	18	43	15	50	- 6
Uterin Cancer	19	40	28	21	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	20	40	9	90	- 51
Cervical Cancer	21	40	39	4	+ 35
Road Traffic Accidents	22	38	31	18	+ 20
Liver Cancer	23	37	18	34	+ 4
Lung Cancers	24	37	5	197	- 160
Drownings	25	36	48	2	+ 33
Lymphomas	26	35	12	53	- 18
Oral Cancer	27	29	23	25	+ 4
Falls	28	29	14	52	- 23
Leukemia	29	28	21	28	+ 0
Liver Disease	30	28	24	23	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	27	37	7	+ 20
Anemia	32	26	46	3	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	33	21	17	34	- 13
Low Birth Weight	34	20	35	11	+ 8
Asthma	35	17	36	8	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	36	17	29	20	- 3
Malnutrition	37	15	60	0	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	14	49	2	+ 12
Fires	39	13	62	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	40	9	26	22	- 13
Epilepsy	41	9	43	3	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	9	4	207	- 198
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	9	55	1	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	44	9	16	50	- 41
Bladder Cancer	45	9	19	33	- 24
Tuberculosis	46	8	52	2	+ 7
Alcohol	47	8	47	3	+ 5
Birth Trauma	48	6	44	3	+ 3
Skin Cancers	49	6	34	14	- 8
Drug Use	50	6	38	7	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	6	42	3	+ 2
Suicide	52	5	22	27	- 22
Maternal Conditions	53	5	64	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	54	3	82	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	55	2	63	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	2	51	2	- 0
Osteoarthritis	57	2	50	2	- 0
War	58	0	54	1	- 1
Syphilis	59	0	81	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	58	1	- 0
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	57	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	45	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	80	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	59	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	83	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	61	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	53	1	- 1
Meningitis	71	0	56	1	- 1
Encephalitis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	67	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.