MALTA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	562	1	876	- 314
Diabetes Mellitus	2	266	6	163	+ 104
Lung Disease	3	202	8	127	+ 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	148	4	207	- 59
Kidney Disease	5	147	11	79	+ 67
Stroke	6	145	2	291	- 146
Asthma	7	138	36	8	+ 130
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	109	3	213	- 103
Road Traffic Accidents	9	90	31	18	+ 72
Suicide	10	64	22	27	+ 37
Oral Cancer	11	62	23	25	+ 37
Lung Cancers	12	38	5	197	- 159
Oesophagus Cancer	13	33	29	20	+ 13
Other Injuries	14	33	33	16	+ 16
Breast Cancer	15	30	10	85	- 55
Stomach Cancer	16	28	15	50	- 22
Liver Disease	17	28	24	23	+ 5
Leukemia	18	25	21	28	- 3
Liver Cancer	19	23	18	34	- 10
Hypertension	20	23	20	33	- 11
Lymphomas	21	22	12	53	- 31
Congenital Anomalies	22	21	32	17	+ 4
Falls	23	21	14	52	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	19	7	147	- 128
Tuberculosis	25	16	52	2	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	26	16	39	4	+ 12
Drownings	27	16	48	2	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	13	55	1	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	29	11	35	11	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	30	11	13	53	- 42
Violence	31	11	40	4	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	32	10	30	19	- 9
Anemia	33	10	46	3	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	34	9	19	33	- 24
Inflammatory/Heart	35	9	27	22	- 13
Skin Disease	36	6	25	23	- 17
Ovary Cancer	37	6	17	34	- 28
War	38	6	54	1	+ 5
Epilepsy	39	6	43	3	+ 2
Drug Use	40	5	38	7	- 1
Fires	41	5	62	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	42	5	28	21	- 16
Pancreas Cancer	43	5	9	90	- 86
Birth Trauma	44	4	44	3	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	45	4	16	50	- 46
Meningitis	46	3	56	1	+ 2
Dengue	47	3	78	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	48	2	64	0	+ 2
Poisonings	49	2	58	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	50	2	26	22	- 20
Alcohol	51	2	47	3	- 1
Skin Cancers	52	1	34	14	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1	49	2	- 1
Malnutrition	54	1	60	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	1	41	4	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	1	37	7	- 6
Tetanus	57	1	74	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	59	0	72	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	51	2	- 2
Encephalitis	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	61	0	- 0
Leprosy	63	0	83	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	63	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	65	0	57	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	67	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	68	0	86	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	45	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	42	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	53	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	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.