MALDIVES VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	557	5	47	+ 510
Coronary Heart Disease	2	407	1	279	+ 128
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	230	8	33	+ 197
Stroke	4	214	2	143	+ 71
Lung Cancers	5	203	7	36	+ 167
Lung Disease	6	187	3	91	+ 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	105	14	21	+ 84
Prostate Cancer	8	75	26	11	+ 64
Breast Cancer	9	72	9	28	+ 44
Lymphomas	10	53	34	7	+ 46
Pancreas Cancer	11	51	40	4	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	12	50	59	0	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	13	49	25	12	+ 37
Liver Disease	14	44	11	24	+ 19
Falls	15	43	16	19	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	16	35	37	5	+ 30
Diabetes Mellitus	17	33	6	47	- 14
Kidney Disease	18	31	4	80	- 49
Other Injuries	19	31	18	16	+ 15
Suicide	20	30	21	15	+ 16
Liver Cancer	21	30	10	27	+ 3
Leukemia	22	30	24	13	+ 17
Hypertension	23	30	17	16	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	24	28	49	1	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	25	23	30	9	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	26	23	46	2	+ 21
Skin Cancers	27	21	63	0	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	28	19	12	22	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	29	18	36	5	+ 12
Oral Cancer	30	18	19	15	+ 2
Drug Use	31	16	48	2	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	32	13	47	2	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	33	12	31	9	+ 4
Skin Disease	34	12	32	8	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	35	12	15	19	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	12	42	4	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	37	11	57	0	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	9	22	14	- 5
Alcohol	39	9	51	1	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	40	7	20	15	- 7
Asthma	41	7	29	10	- 2
Epilepsy	42	7	38	5	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	43	6	13	22	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	6	53	0	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	5	43	3	+ 2
Violence	46	5	28	10	- 5
Tuberculosis	47	2	27	11	- 9
Fires	48	2	41	4	- 2
Drownings	49	2	23	14	- 12
Anemia	50	2	85	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	51	2	64	0	+ 1
Meningitis	52	1	50	1	+ 0
Poisonings	53	1	55	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	1	39	5	- 4
HIV/AIDS	55	1	78	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	80	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	1	81	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	58	1	45	3	- 2
Appendicitis	59	1	61	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	60	1	86	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	58	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	5	- 5
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	44	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	52	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	54	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	33	8	- 8
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	60	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.