MOLDOVA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,987	1	14,292	- 9,305
Stroke	2	2,623	2	5,878	- 3,255
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,309	20	293	+ 2,015
Diabetes Mellitus	4	919	16	407	+ 513
Liver Disease	5	892	3	2,869	- 1,977
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	750	6	1,042	- 292
Kidney Disease	7	706	18	307	+ 399
HIV/AIDS	8	643	28	189	+ 454
Violence	9	638	31	167	+ 471
Hypertension	10	630	4	2,287	- 1,657
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	602	32	163	+ 438
Prostate Cancer	12	551	19	295	+ 255
Low Birth Weight	13	510	39	90	+ 420
Breast Cancer	14	486	11	592	- 106
Lung Disease	15	453	9	752	- 299
Lung Cancers	16	414	5	1,131	- 717
Congenital Anomalies	17	346	27	190	+ 155
Birth Trauma	18	304	47	37	+ 268
Other Injuries	19	296	8	772	- 476
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	283	7	1,030	- 747
Liver Cancer	21	221	13	514	- 293
Endocrine Disorders	22	200	46	40	+ 160
Cervical Cancer	23	186	25	212	- 26
Stomach Cancer	24	182	12	518	- 336
Suicide	25	176	10	593	- 417
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	168	59	4	+ 164
Pancreas Cancer	27	152	15	427	- 275
Parkinson's Disease	28	149	55	6	+ 143
Asthma	29	147	48	26	+ 120
Falls	30	145	33	149	- 5
Oral Cancer	31	144	17	375	- 231
Leukemia	32	136	34	140	- 4
Lymphomas	33	125	22	230	- 106
Malnutrition	34	124	64	1	+ 123
Inflammatory/Heart	35	104	14	476	- 372
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	98	24	219	- 120
Drownings	37	82	30	179	- 97
Tuberculosis	38	81	26	197	- 116
Maternal Conditions	39	67	54	7	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	40	67	38	105	- 39
Skin Cancers	41	57	36	121	- 63
Epilepsy	42	53	44	46	+ 7
Drug Use	43	52	43	59	- 7
Fires	44	46	40	70	- 24
Meningitis	45	44	49	17	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	41	41	68	- 28
Pertussis	47	40	70	0	+ 40
Alcohol	48	40	21	233	- 193
Bladder Cancer	49	31	29	181	- 151
Ovary Cancer	50	30	35	123	- 94
Syphilis	51	23	68	0	+ 23
Appendicitis	52	22	51	10	+ 12
Skin Disease	53	17	45	45	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	16	57	5	+ 11
Poisonings	55	16	23	220	- 205
Encephalitis	56	15	60	3	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	57	14	37	108	- 93
Other Neoplasms	58	12	42	65	- 53
Schistosomiasis	59	7	80	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	60	6	63	1	+ 4
Tetanus	61	6	72	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	4	52	9	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	4	58	4	- 1
Dengue	64	2	76	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	1	84	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	73	0	+ 1
War	67	0	67	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	62	2	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	61	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Dominican Rep.

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.