MOLDOVA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,734	1	14,292	- 8,558
Stroke	2	3,698	2	5,878	- 2,180
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	2,447	32	163	+ 2,284
Lung Cancers	4	2,016	5	1,131	+ 886
Lung Disease	5	1,912	9	752	+ 1,160
Hypertension	6	1,767	4	2,287	- 520
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,255	7	1,030	+ 225
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,171	16	407	+ 764
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	965	6	1,042	- 77
Breast Cancer	10	819	11	592	+ 227
Kidney Disease	11	751	18	307	+ 444
Other Injuries	12	715	8	772	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	13	714	15	427	+ 287
Stomach Cancer	14	605	12	518	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	15	589	42	65	+ 525
Lymphomas	16	571	22	230	+ 341
Liver Cancer	17	568	13	514	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	18	498	46	40	+ 458
Parkinson's Disease	19	498	55	6	+ 492
Prostate Cancer	20	497	19	295	+ 201
Leukemia	21	397	34	140	+ 257
Bladder Cancer	22	396	29	181	+ 215
Liver Disease	23	328	3	2,869	- 2,540
Inflammatory/Heart	24	327	14	476	- 149
Falls	25	249	33	149	+ 100
Suicide	26	239	10	593	- 355
Oral Cancer	27	197	17	375	- 178
Ovary Cancer	28	194	35	123	+ 70
Skin Cancers	29	191	36	121	+ 71
Road Traffic Accidents	30	190	20	293	- 103
Hepatitis C	31	145	63	1	+ 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	131	41	68	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	33	130	37	108	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	34	121	38	105	+ 16
Anemia	35	99	66	1	+ 98
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	96	59	4	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	37	85	27	190	- 105
Skin Disease	38	85	45	45	+ 40
Epilepsy	39	79	44	46	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	40	68	25	212	- 144
Malnutrition	41	46	64	1	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	41	57	5	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	41	24	219	- 178
Multiple Sclerosis	44	40	52	9	+ 31
Drug Use	45	39	43	59	- 20
HIV/AIDS	46	31	28	189	- 158
Asthma	47	29	48	26	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	48	28	56	6	+ 23
Schizophrenia	49	25	65	1	+ 24
Violence	50	24	31	167	- 142
Low Birth Weight	51	21	39	90	- 69
Drownings	52	20	30	179	- 159
Tuberculosis	53	20	26	197	- 177
Hepatitis B	54	20	58	4	+ 15
Alcohol	55	16	21	233	- 217
Fires	56	16	40	70	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	14	50	12	+ 2
Poisonings	58	9	23	220	- 211
Birth Trauma	59	8	47	37	- 29
Meningitis	60	8	49	17	- 9
Appendicitis	61	3	51	10	- 7
Oral conditions	62	3	53	8	- 5
Tetanus	63	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	62	2	- 1
Otitis Media	65	1	61	2	- 2
War	66	0	67	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	0	54	7	- 7
Encephalitis	68	0	60	3	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.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.