MOLDOVA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,294	6	1,042	+ 1,252
Tuberculosis	2	1,365	26	197	+ 1,168
Measles	3	1,318	69	0	+ 1,318
Malaria	4	1,304	84	0	+ 1,304
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,288	59	4	+ 1,285
Stroke	6	1,141	2	5,878	- 4,736
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,083	1	14,292	- 13,210
Low Birth Weight	8	1,081	39	90	+ 991
Birth Trauma	9	1,032	47	37	+ 995
Road Traffic Accidents	10	944	20	293	+ 651
Congenital Anomalies	11	507	27	190	+ 317
Hypertension	12	491	4	2,287	- 1,796
Liver Disease	13	469	3	2,869	- 2,399
Lung Disease	14	422	9	752	- 330
HIV/AIDS	15	414	28	189	+ 225
Diabetes Mellitus	16	402	16	407	- 4
Meningitis	17	361	49	17	+ 344
Violence	18	347	31	167	+ 180
Maternal Conditions	19	328	54	7	+ 321
Kidney Disease	20	283	18	307	- 24
Malnutrition	21	278	64	1	+ 277
Other Injuries	22	258	8	772	- 514
Pertussis	23	247	70	0	+ 247
Asthma	24	241	48	26	+ 215
Endocrine Disorders	25	230	46	40	+ 190
Suicide	26	181	10	593	- 412
Cervical Cancer	27	150	25	212	- 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	142	32	163	- 21
Inflammatory/Heart	29	126	14	476	- 350
Prostate Cancer	30	123	19	295	- 172
Liver Cancer	31	120	13	514	- 394
Syphilis	32	117	68	0	+ 117
Falls	33	109	33	149	- 41
Drownings	34	108	30	179	- 72
Breast Cancer	35	107	11	592	- 485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	93	7	1,030	- 937
Stomach Cancer	37	80	12	518	- 437
Lymphomas	38	64	22	230	- 166
Fires	39	63	40	70	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	60	24	219	- 159
Leukemia	41	58	34	140	- 82
Poisonings	42	54	23	220	- 167
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	54	41	68	- 15
Epilepsy	44	54	44	46	+ 8
War	45	52	67	1	+ 51
Tetanus	46	36	72	0	+ 36
Lung Cancers	47	36	5	1,131	- 1,095
Schistosomiasis	48	33	80	0	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	49	32	55	6	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	50	32	15	427	- 395
Oral Cancer	51	31	17	375	- 344
Leishmaniasis	52	27	82	0	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	53	25	38	105	- 81
Skin Disease	54	24	45	45	- 20
Skin Cancers	55	24	36	121	- 97
Appendicitis	56	22	51	10	+ 12
Encephalitis	57	21	60	3	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	58	20	35	123	- 103
Drug Use	59	20	43	59	- 39
Alcohol	60	20	21	233	- 213
Hepatitis B	61	14	58	4	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	12	62	2	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	63	11	37	108	- 97
Trypanosomiasis	64	11	83	0	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	65	8	29	181	- 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	57	5	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	3	42	65	- 62
Ascariasis	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	63	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	52	9	- 8
Otitis Media	72	1	61	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

DR Congo

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.