MALDIVES VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	419	1	279	+ 140
Lung Disease	2	243	3	91	+ 152
Stroke	3	192	2	143	+ 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	185	22	14	+ 171
Tuberculosis	5	120	27	11	+ 109
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	108	8	33	+ 75
Diabetes Mellitus	7	75	6	47	+ 28
Liver Disease	8	74	11	24	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	9	66	20	15	+ 51
Falls	10	62	16	19	+ 43
Kidney Disease	11	62	4	80	- 19
Road Traffic Accidents	12	59	31	9	+ 50
Asthma	13	54	29	10	+ 44
Suicide	14	48	21	15	+ 33
Other Injuries	15	41	18	16	+ 26
Oral Cancer	16	37	19	15	+ 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	35	5	47	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	35	43	3	+ 31
Hypertension	19	30	17	16	+ 13
Birth Trauma	20	28	39	5	+ 24
Lung Cancers	21	24	7	36	- 12
Breast Cancer	22	23	9	28	- 5
Congenital Anomalies	23	23	15	19	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	24	22	49	1	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	21	14	21	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	19	42	4	+ 15
Violence	27	14	28	10	+ 4
Drownings	28	13	23	14	- 0
Encephalitis	29	13	44	3	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	30	13	13	22	- 9
HIV/AIDS	31	12	78	0	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	32	12	25	12	+ 0
Lymphomas	33	11	34	7	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	34	11	59	0	+ 11
Leukemia	35	9	24	13	- 4
Meningitis	36	9	50	1	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	37	9	40	4	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	38	9	26	11	- 3
Liver Cancer	39	8	10	27	- 18
Epilepsy	40	8	38	5	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	41	7	35	5	+ 2
Fires	42	6	41	4	+ 2
Alcohol	43	6	51	1	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	44	6	30	9	- 3
Skin Disease	45	5	32	8	- 4
Dengue	46	5	33	8	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	47	4	12	22	- 17
Bladder Cancer	48	4	37	5	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	49	3	36	5	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	3	53	0	+ 3
Measles	51	3	60	0	+ 3
Drug Use	52	3	48	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	53	3	61	0	+ 3
Pertussis	54	3	52	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	55	2	45	3	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	2	56	0	+ 2
Malaria	57	2	75	0	+ 2
Tetanus	58	2	54	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	59	2	47	2	- 0
Skin Cancers	60	1	63	0	+ 1
Poisonings	61	1	55	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	46	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	57	0	+ 0
Syphilis	64	1	58	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	72	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.