MALTA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	783	3	213	+ 571
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	554	55	1	+ 553
Measles	3	418	73	0	+ 418
Tuberculosis	4	370	52	2	+ 369
Birth Trauma	5	345	44	3	+ 343
Stroke	6	310	2	291	+ 19
Coronary Heart Disease	7	261	1	876	- 615
Low Birth Weight	8	226	35	11	+ 214
Meningitis	9	194	56	1	+ 193
Malnutrition	10	174	60	0	+ 174
Road Traffic Accidents	11	153	31	18	+ 135
Maternal Conditions	12	149	64	0	+ 149
Liver Disease	13	141	24	23	+ 118
Other Injuries	14	130	33	16	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	15	123	32	17	+ 106
Diabetes Mellitus	16	104	6	163	- 58
Tetanus	17	96	74	0	+ 96
Hypertension	18	95	20	33	+ 62
Lung Disease	19	88	8	127	- 38
Pertussis	20	74	72	0	+ 74
Kidney Disease	21	74	11	79	- 5
Malaria	22	70	69	0	+ 70
Asthma	23	68	36	8	+ 59
War	24	48	54	1	+ 46
Drownings	25	46	48	2	+ 44
Breast Cancer	26	44	10	85	- 40
Suicide	27	44	22	27	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	28	32	39	4	+ 27
Violence	29	30	40	4	+ 25
Fires	30	29	62	0	+ 29
Poisonings	31	27	58	1	+ 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	23	4	207	- 184
HIV/AIDS	33	22	41	4	+ 18
Lymphomas	34	22	12	53	- 31
Leukemia	35	20	21	28	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	20	37	7	+ 13
Falls	37	20	14	52	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	20	7	147	- 127
Inflammatory/Heart	39	19	27	22	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	40	19	29	20	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	16	49	2	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	42	16	70	0	+ 16
Epilepsy	43	15	43	3	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	44	15	30	19	- 4
Syphilis	45	14	81	0	+ 14
Oral Cancer	46	12	23	25	- 13
Upper Respiratory	47	12	59	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	48	11	61	0	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	49	11	15	50	- 39
Ovary Cancer	50	11	17	34	- 23
Leishmaniasis	51	10	66	0	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	52	10	13	53	- 43
Liver Cancer	53	9	18	34	- 25
Lung Cancers	54	8	5	197	- 189
Appendicitis	55	7	63	0	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	56	7	16	50	- 43
Skin Cancers	57	6	34	14	- 8
Skin Disease	58	5	25	23	- 17
Alcohol	59	5	47	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	60	5	75	0	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	61	5	19	33	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	62	4	9	90	- 87
Encephalitis	63	3	65	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	64	3	28	21	- 18
Drug Use	65	2	38	7	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	51	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	53	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	0	26	22	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	45	3	- 3
Chlamydia	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.