MALTA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	673	4	207	+ 466
Coronary Heart Disease	2	492	1	876	- 384
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	278	3	213	+ 66
Stroke	4	258	2	291	- 33
Lung Cancers	5	245	5	197	+ 48
Lung Disease	6	226	8	127	+ 99
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	127	7	147	- 21
Prostate Cancer	8	91	13	53	+ 38
Breast Cancer	9	87	10	85	+ 3
Lymphomas	10	64	12	53	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	11	62	9	90	- 29
Oesophagus Cancer	12	60	29	20	+ 40
Parkinson's Disease	13	59	16	50	+ 9
Liver Disease	14	53	24	23	+ 30
Falls	15	52	14	52	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	16	42	19	33	+ 9
Diabetes Mellitus	17	40	6	163	- 122
Kidney Disease	18	38	11	79	- 42
Other Injuries	19	37	33	16	+ 21
Suicide	20	37	22	27	+ 10
Liver Cancer	21	36	18	34	+ 2
Leukemia	22	36	21	28	+ 8
Hypertension	23	36	20	33	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	24	34	15	50	- 15
Ovary Cancer	25	28	17	34	- 6
Other Neoplasms	26	27	26	22	+ 5
Skin Cancers	27	26	34	14	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	28	23	30	19	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	29	21	27	22	- 0
Oral Cancer	30	21	23	25	- 4
Drug Use	31	19	38	7	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	32	16	28	21	- 5
Road Traffic Accidents	33	15	31	18	- 3
Skin Disease	34	15	25	23	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	35	15	32	17	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	14	37	7	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	37	13	45	3	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	11	55	1	+ 10
Alcohol	39	11	47	3	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	40	9	35	11	- 2
Asthma	41	9	36	8	+ 1
Epilepsy	42	8	43	3	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	43	8	39	4	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	7	51	2	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	6	49	2	+ 4
Violence	46	6	40	4	+ 2
Tuberculosis	47	2	52	2	+ 1
Fires	48	2	62	0	+ 2
Drownings	49	2	48	2	- 0
Anemia	50	2	46	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	51	2	53	1	+ 1
Meningitis	52	2	56	1	+ 1
Poisonings	53	2	58	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	1	44	3	- 2
HIV/AIDS	55	1	41	4	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	42	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	57	1	50	2	- 1
Malnutrition	58	1	60	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	1	63	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	60	1	57	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	81	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	82	0	+ 0
War	67	0	54	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	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.