MOLDOVA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,711	1	14,292	- 7,581
Stroke	2	2,234	2	5,878	- 3,644
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,629	6	1,042	+ 588
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,588	32	163	+ 1,425
Lung Cancers	5	1,509	5	1,131	+ 378
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,246	16	407	+ 839
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,127	7	1,030	+ 97
Lung Disease	8	970	9	752	+ 218
Pancreas Cancer	9	693	15	427	+ 266
Breast Cancer	10	650	11	592	+ 58
Kidney Disease	11	606	18	307	+ 299
Lymphomas	12	406	22	230	+ 176
Prostate Cancer	13	405	19	295	+ 110
Falls	14	396	33	149	+ 247
Stomach Cancer	15	381	12	518	- 137
Parkinson's Disease	16	380	55	6	+ 374
Ovary Cancer	17	261	35	123	+ 138
Liver Cancer	18	258	13	514	- 256
Bladder Cancer	19	254	29	181	+ 73
Hypertension	20	254	4	2,287	- 2,033
Leukemia	21	212	34	140	+ 72
Suicide	22	204	10	593	- 389
Oral Cancer	23	191	17	375	- 184
Liver Disease	24	177	3	2,869	- 2,692
Skin Disease	25	175	45	45	+ 131
Other Neoplasms	26	169	42	65	+ 104
Inflammatory/Heart	27	168	14	476	- 308
Uterin Cancer	28	159	37	108	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	29	155	38	105	+ 50
Endocrine Disorders	30	146	46	40	+ 106
Road Traffic Accidents	31	139	20	293	- 155
Congenital Anomalies	32	132	27	190	- 58
Other Injuries	33	125	8	772	- 647
Skin Cancers	34	107	36	121	- 13
Low Birth Weight	35	86	39	90	- 4
Asthma	36	64	48	26	+ 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	55	24	219	- 163
Drug Use	38	53	43	59	- 6
Cervical Cancer	39	34	25	212	- 178
Violence	40	34	31	167	- 133
HIV/AIDS	41	28	28	189	- 161
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	26	50	12	+ 14
Epilepsy	43	26	44	46	- 20
Birth Trauma	44	22	47	37	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	45	22	52	9	+ 13
Anemia	46	22	66	1	+ 21
Alcohol	47	21	21	233	- 213
Drownings	48	17	30	179	- 162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	17	41	68	- 52
Osteoarthritis	50	16	56	6	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	15	57	5	+ 9
Tuberculosis	52	12	26	197	- 185
Hepatitis C	53	10	63	1	+ 8
War	54	9	67	1	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	8	59	4	+ 4
Meningitis	56	6	49	17	- 11
Schizophrenia	57	5	65	1	+ 4
Poisonings	58	4	23	220	- 217
Upper Respiratory	59	3	62	2	+ 0
Malnutrition	60	3	64	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	3	58	4	- 2
Fires	62	2	40	70	- 68
Appendicitis	63	2	51	10	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	2	54	7	- 5
Encephalitis	65	1	60	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	61	2	- 2
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Malta

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.