MALDIVES VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	574	1	279	+ 295
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	327	5	47	+ 279
Lung Disease	3	222	3	91	+ 131
Stroke	4	180	2	143	+ 37
Lung Cancers	5	177	7	36	+ 141
Kidney Disease	6	98	4	80	+ 17
Drug Use	7	85	48	2	+ 83
Hypertension	8	75	17	16	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	70	14	21	+ 49
Diabetes Mellitus	10	70	6	47	+ 23
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	69	8	33	+ 36
Suicide	12	60	21	15	+ 46
Breast Cancer	13	55	9	28	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	14	53	12	22	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	15	50	40	4	+ 46
Liver Disease	16	49	11	24	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	17	47	31	9	+ 39
Falls	18	46	16	19	+ 27
Lymphomas	19	46	34	7	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	20	40	26	11	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	21	39	25	12	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	22	37	36	5	+ 32
Liver Cancer	23	31	10	27	+ 4
Leukemia	24	31	24	13	+ 18
Other Injuries	25	30	18	16	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	26	22	37	5	+ 17
Violence	27	22	28	10	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	28	20	59	0	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	29	20	46	2	+ 18
Alcohol	30	17	51	1	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	31	17	30	9	+ 7
Skin Cancers	32	16	63	0	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	33	15	49	1	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	34	13	15	19	- 6
Oral Cancer	35	13	19	15	- 2
Uterin Cancer	36	11	47	2	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	11	22	14	- 3
Cervical Cancer	38	8	13	22	- 14
Low Birth Weight	39	8	20	15	- 7
Malnutrition	40	8	45	3	+ 5
Hepatitis C	41	6	64	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	42	6	78	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	43	6	32	8	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	44	6	57	0	+ 6
Drownings	45	5	23	14	- 9
Asthma	46	4	29	10	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4	43	3	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	4	42	4	+ 0
Fires	49	4	41	4	- 0
Epilepsy	50	4	38	5	- 1
Anemia	51	4	85	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	53	0	+ 2
Poisonings	53	2	55	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	54	1	39	5	- 3
War	55	1	62	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	56	1	35	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	57	1	86	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	56	0	+ 0
Meningitis	60	1	50	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	61	1	81	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	62	1	27	11	- 11
Appendicitis	63	0	61	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	58	0	- 0
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	44	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	52	0	- 0
Chagas disease	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	54	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	33	8	- 8
Malaria	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	60	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	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.