MALTA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	899	1	876	+ 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	378	4	207	+ 171
Stroke	3	317	2	291	+ 26
Lung Cancers	4	216	5	197	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	213	7	147	+ 66
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	171	3	213	- 42
Liver Disease	7	120	24	23	+ 97
Falls	8	108	14	52	+ 56
Lung Disease	9	95	8	127	- 32
Breast Cancer	10	90	10	85	+ 6
Hypertension	11	87	20	33	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	12	82	13	53	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	13	74	9	90	- 16
Kidney Disease	14	70	11	79	- 9
Stomach Cancer	15	70	15	50	+ 20
Diabetes Mellitus	16	63	6	163	- 99
Lymphomas	17	62	12	53	+ 9
Oral Cancer	18	60	23	25	+ 35
Suicide	19	56	22	27	+ 29
Other Injuries	20	47	33	16	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	21	41	19	33	+ 8
Liver Cancer	22	40	18	34	+ 6
Leukemia	23	38	21	28	+ 10
Skin Cancers	24	30	34	14	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	25	29	27	22	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	26	28	17	34	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	27	28	31	18	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	28	26	29	20	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	29	26	16	50	- 23
Uterin Cancer	30	24	28	21	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	23	37	7	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	32	23	39	4	+ 19
Alcohol	33	19	47	3	+ 16
Skin Disease	34	14	25	23	- 9
Epilepsy	35	14	43	3	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	36	14	32	17	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	37	14	30	19	- 5
Drownings	38	12	48	2	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	39	8	35	11	- 3
Other Neoplasms	40	8	26	22	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	6	49	2	+ 4
Violence	42	5	40	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	43	5	45	3	+ 2
Asthma	44	4	36	8	- 4
Drug Use	45	4	38	7	- 3
Fires	46	3	62	0	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	3	55	1	+ 2
Poisonings	48	3	58	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	49	2	60	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	50	2	52	2	+ 1
Meningitis	51	2	56	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	52	1	44	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	51	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	54	1	53	1	- 0
Appendicitis	55	1	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	56	1	61	0	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	42	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	58	1	59	0	+ 0
Anemia	59	0	46	3	- 2
Schizophrenia	60	0	57	1	- 0
Pertussis	61	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	81	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	82	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	65	0	41	4	- 3
Oral conditions	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	65	0	- 0
War	68	0	54	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	69	0	50	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.