USA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	637,603	1	504,904	+ 132,700
Stroke	2	212,192	4	158,520	+ 53,672
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	154,803	11	60,317	+ 94,486
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	150,853	2	287,198	- 136,346
Lung Cancers	5	143,355	5	155,533	- 12,178
Diabetes Mellitus	6	118,355	10	61,418	+ 56,936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	107,096	9	61,827	+ 45,269
Lung Disease	8	92,163	3	195,387	- 103,224
Pancreas Cancer	9	65,813	15	44,293	+ 21,521
Breast Cancer	10	61,705	13	48,671	+ 13,035
Kidney Disease	11	57,561	6	85,861	- 28,300
Lymphomas	12	38,564	19	40,281	- 1,717
Prostate Cancer	13	38,512	20	35,612	+ 2,900
Falls	14	37,611	18	40,418	- 2,807
Stomach Cancer	15	36,217	33	13,077	+ 23,140
Parkinson's Disease	16	36,091	21	34,491	+ 1,600
Ovary Cancer	17	24,785	31	14,591	+ 10,194
Liver Cancer	18	24,558	23	27,064	- 2,507
Bladder Cancer	19	24,132	26	19,622	+ 4,510
Hypertension	20	24,129	8	65,960	- 41,832
Leukemia	21	20,127	24	26,966	- 6,839
Suicide	22	19,416	12	53,099	- 33,683
Oral Cancer	23	18,192	35	11,555	+ 6,637
Liver Disease	24	16,781	16	43,402	- 26,621
Skin Disease	25	16,668	43	5,409	+ 11,259
Other Neoplasms	26	16,046	29	17,743	- 1,697
Inflammatory/Heart	27	15,955	22	32,529	- 16,574
Uterin Cancer	28	15,059	36	10,063	+ 4,996
Oesophagus Cancer	29	14,727	28	17,829	- 3,102
Endocrine Disorders	30	13,887	14	46,985	- 33,098
Road Traffic Accidents	31	13,167	17	41,694	- 28,527
Congenital Anomalies	32	12,575	34	11,762	+ 814
Other Injuries	33	11,896	25	25,997	- 14,101
Skin Cancers	34	10,180	32	14,311	- 4,130
Low Birth Weight	35	8,211	39	6,924	+ 1,287
Asthma	36	6,052	46	3,818	+ 2,234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	5,242	48	3,461	+ 1,781
Drug Use	38	4,988	7	74,435	- 69,446
Cervical Cancer	39	3,239	38	6,984	- 3,745
Violence	40	3,213	27	18,976	- 15,763
HIV/AIDS	41	2,670	42	5,660	- 2,991
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	2,480	58	678	+ 1,802
Epilepsy	43	2,474	50	3,162	- 688
Birth Trauma	44	2,137	54	1,233	+ 904
Multiple Sclerosis	45	2,123	44	5,059	- 2,936
Anemia	46	2,068	51	3,115	- 1,047
Alcohol	47	1,963	30	14,659	- 12,696
Drownings	48	1,646	45	4,070	- 2,424
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,590	47	3,646	- 2,056
Osteoarthritis	50	1,554	61	579	+ 976
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,395	52	2,461	- 1,066
Tuberculosis	52	1,142	62	546	+ 596
Hepatitis C	53	942	41	5,684	- 4,742
War	54	834	55	1,198	- 364
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	758	37	9,955	- 9,197
Meningitis	56	574	60	606	- 31
Schizophrenia	57	490	57	723	- 233
Poisonings	58	374	53	1,674	- 1,300
Upper Respiratory	59	268	65	229	+ 39
Malnutrition	60	255	40	6,762	- 6,507
Hepatitis B	61	254	59	608	- 354
Fires	62	226	49	3,183	- 2,957
Appendicitis	63	219	63	424	- 205
Maternal Conditions	64	218	56	779	- 561
Encephalitis	65	79	68	25	+ 54
Leishmaniasis	66	5	79	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	69	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	1	- 1
Pertussis	72	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	66	49	- 49
Otitis Media	82	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.