MALTA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	810	1	876	- 66
Stroke	2	443	2	291	+ 151
Lung Cancers	3	282	5	197	+ 85
Hypertension	4	197	20	33	+ 164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	166	7	147	+ 19
Falls	6	158	14	52	+ 107
Lung Disease	7	151	8	127	+ 24
Alcohol	8	114	47	3	+ 112
Breast Cancer	9	108	10	85	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	10	107	13	53	+ 54
Lymphomas	11	104	12	53	+ 51
Liver Disease	12	96	24	23	+ 73
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	92	3	213	- 120
Suicide	14	92	22	27	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	15	92	9	90	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	84	4	207	- 123
Stomach Cancer	17	76	15	50	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	18	76	6	163	- 86
Liver Cancer	19	64	18	34	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	20	54	27	22	+ 32
Leukemia	21	50	21	28	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	22	47	19	33	+ 14
Other Injuries	23	45	33	16	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	24	44	16	50	- 6
Skin Cancers	25	43	34	14	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	34	49	2	+ 32
Oral Cancer	27	32	23	25	+ 7
Kidney Disease	28	32	11	79	- 47
Ovary Cancer	29	27	17	34	- 7
Uterin Cancer	30	24	28	21	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	31	24	31	18	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	32	21	29	20	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	33	21	30	19	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	34	15	26	22	- 7
Epilepsy	35	14	43	3	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	36	14	39	4	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	12	37	7	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	38	11	32	17	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	39	8	45	3	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	7	51	2	+ 5
Drug Use	41	5	38	7	- 1
Violence	42	4	40	4	- 0
Low Birth Weight	43	4	35	11	- 8
Drownings	44	4	48	2	+ 1
Asthma	45	4	36	8	- 5
Tuberculosis	46	3	52	2	+ 2
Schizophrenia	47	2	57	1	+ 1
Fires	48	2	62	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	49	1	25	23	- 22
Meningitis	50	1	56	1	+ 0
Poisonings	51	1	58	1	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	1	55	1	- 0
Oral conditions	53	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	0	63	0	+ 0
Syphilis	55	0	81	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	56	0	64	0	- 0
Birth Trauma	57	0	44	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	58	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	59	0	74	0	+ 0
Anemia	60	0	46	3	- 3
War	61	0	54	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	0	- 0
Malnutrition	64	0	60	0	- 0
Encephalitis	65	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	53	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	41	4	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	42	3	- 3
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.