MOLDOVA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,247	1	14,292	- 7,045
Stroke	2	3,520	2	5,878	- 2,357
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,811	6	1,042	+ 1,769
Lung Cancers	4	1,964	5	1,131	+ 834
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,917	32	163	+ 1,754
Lung Disease	6	1,803	9	752	+ 1,051
Hypertension	7	1,139	4	2,287	- 1,148
Prostate Cancer	8	1,105	19	295	+ 809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	971	7	1,030	- 59
Falls	10	922	33	149	+ 773
Liver Disease	11	615	3	2,869	- 2,254
Other Injuries	12	614	8	772	- 158
Diabetes Mellitus	13	588	16	407	+ 181
Kidney Disease	14	558	18	307	+ 251
Breast Cancer	15	549	11	592	- 43
Suicide	16	538	10	593	- 56
Inflammatory/Heart	17	380	14	476	- 96
Lymphomas	18	358	22	230	+ 127
Road Traffic Accidents	19	331	20	293	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	20	325	12	518	- 193
Pancreas Cancer	21	297	15	427	- 130
Oesophagus Cancer	22	289	38	105	+ 183
Oral Cancer	23	288	17	375	- 87
Liver Cancer	24	268	13	514	- 247
Other Neoplasms	25	252	42	65	+ 187
Bladder Cancer	26	241	29	181	+ 60
Parkinson's Disease	27	227	55	6	+ 221
Alcohol	28	222	21	233	- 12
Cervical Cancer	29	219	25	212	+ 6
Leukemia	30	208	34	140	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	31	198	37	108	+ 90
Violence	32	192	31	167	+ 25
Skin Cancers	33	169	36	121	+ 48
HIV/AIDS	34	155	28	189	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	138	24	219	- 81
Endocrine Disorders	36	135	46	40	+ 95
Congenital Anomalies	37	121	27	190	- 70
Osteoarthritis	38	107	56	6	+ 101
Ovary Cancer	39	106	35	123	- 17
Asthma	40	99	48	26	+ 73
Skin Disease	41	85	45	45	+ 40
Drownings	42	76	30	179	- 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	68	59	4	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	53	41	68	- 15
Hepatitis C	45	37	63	1	+ 35
Epilepsy	46	36	44	46	- 10
Appendicitis	47	34	51	10	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	48	32	39	90	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	28	57	5	+ 23
Meningitis	50	27	49	17	+ 11
Drug Use	51	27	43	59	- 32
Anemia	52	25	66	1	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	25	50	12	+ 13
Schizophrenia	54	22	65	1	+ 22
Malnutrition	55	21	64	1	+ 20
Hepatitis B	56	19	58	4	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	57	18	52	9	+ 9
Fires	58	18	40	70	- 52
Birth Trauma	59	16	47	37	- 21
Tuberculosis	60	15	26	197	- 182
Maternal Conditions	61	14	54	7	+ 7
Poisonings	62	6	23	220	- 215
Otitis Media	63	4	61	2	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	2	53	8	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	2	62	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	2	60	3	- 1
Leprosy	67	1	79	0	+ 1
War	68	0	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Cuba

Moldova

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.