MALTA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	458	1	876	- 418
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	208	4	207	+ 1
Lung Cancers	3	182	5	197	- 15
Stroke	4	180	2	291	- 112
Lung Disease	5	170	8	127	+ 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	92	7	147	- 55
Breast Cancer	7	79	10	85	- 5
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	78	3	213	- 135
Kidney Disease	9	64	11	79	- 15
Other Injuries	10	62	33	16	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	11	57	9	90	- 33
Liver Disease	12	52	24	23	+ 29
Suicide	13	49	22	27	+ 22
Lymphomas	14	45	12	53	- 8
Prostate Cancer	15	45	13	53	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	16	43	16	50	- 6
Diabetes Mellitus	17	43	6	163	- 120
Falls	18	42	14	52	- 9
Hypertension	19	38	20	33	+ 4
Leukemia	20	37	21	28	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	21	37	30	19	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	22	36	15	50	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	23	34	27	22	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	24	34	26	22	+ 12
Liver Cancer	25	34	18	34	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	26	31	19	33	- 3
Ovary Cancer	27	25	17	34	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	28	22	29	20	+ 2
Alcohol	29	18	47	3	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	30	18	31	18	- 1
Skin Cancers	31	15	34	14	+ 1
Malnutrition	32	14	60	0	+ 13
Oral Cancer	33	13	23	25	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	13	49	2	+ 11
Epilepsy	35	12	43	3	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	36	11	28	21	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	37	7	32	17	- 10
Cervical Cancer	38	7	39	4	+ 2
Drug Use	39	7	38	7	- 0
Anemia	40	6	46	3	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	5	37	7	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	4	55	1	+ 3
Schizophrenia	43	4	57	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	44	4	25	23	- 19
Asthma	45	3	36	8	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	46	3	45	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	47	3	53	1	+ 1
Violence	48	2	40	4	- 2
Low Birth Weight	49	2	35	11	- 9
Osteoarthritis	50	2	50	2	- 0
Fires	51	2	62	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	52	2	41	4	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	2	51	2	- 0
Drownings	54	1	48	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	55	1	52	2	- 0
Poisonings	56	1	58	1	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	42	3	- 3
Meningitis	58	0	56	1	- 0
Birth Trauma	59	0	44	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	60	0	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	59	0	- 0
Appendicitis	62	0	63	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	64	0	- 0
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
War	67	0	54	1	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.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.