MALTA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,538	1	876	+ 662
Stroke	2	1,147	2	291	+ 855
Inflammatory/Heart	3	1,079	27	22	+ 1,057
Lung Cancers	4	462	5	197	+ 265
Kidney Disease	5	294	11	79	+ 215
Lung Disease	6	272	8	127	+ 145
Diabetes Mellitus	7	255	6	163	+ 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	242	7	147	+ 95
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	203	4	207	- 4
Breast Cancer	10	161	10	85	+ 77
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	129	3	213	- 83
Hypertension	12	114	20	33	+ 81
Pancreas Cancer	13	99	9	90	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	14	93	13	53	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	15	85	15	50	+ 35
Suicide	16	70	22	27	+ 44
Liver Cancer	17	65	18	34	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	18	63	19	33	+ 30
Liver Disease	19	63	24	23	+ 40
Lymphomas	20	59	12	53	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	21	57	16	50	+ 7
Leukemia	22	50	21	28	+ 23
Oral Cancer	23	48	23	25	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	24	46	31	18	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	25	45	39	4	+ 41
Skin Cancers	26	45	34	14	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	27	42	26	22	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	42	37	7	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	29	39	17	34	+ 5
Other Injuries	30	29	33	16	+ 12
Asthma	31	28	36	8	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	32	26	28	21	+ 5
Falls	33	26	14	52	- 26
Alcohol	34	24	47	3	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	35	23	29	20	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	36	22	30	19	+ 3
Epilepsy	37	16	43	3	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	38	13	35	11	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	12	55	1	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	40	11	32	17	- 6
Anemia	41	11	46	3	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	42	10	45	3	+ 7
Skin Disease	43	8	25	23	- 15
Schizophrenia	44	8	57	1	+ 7
Violence	45	8	40	4	+ 3
Tuberculosis	46	7	52	2	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	6	49	2	+ 3
Drownings	48	5	48	2	+ 3
Drug Use	49	5	38	7	- 2
Fires	50	5	62	0	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	4	42	3	+ 0
Birth Trauma	52	3	44	3	+ 0
Hepatitis B	53	3	61	0	+ 2
Meningitis	54	2	56	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	2	51	2	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	56	2	41	4	- 2
Poisonings	57	2	58	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	63	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	59	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	53	1	- 0
Malnutrition	61	1	60	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	62	0	50	2	- 2
Pertussis	63	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	59	0	- 0
Tetanus	65	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	69	0	86	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	71	0	+ 0
War	71	0	54	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	79	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.