AFGHANISTAN VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	159,307	1	40,195	+ 119,112
Stroke	2	65,516	3	19,060	+ 46,456
Liver Disease	3	31,976	16	4,600	+ 27,376
Hypertension	4	25,493	8	7,995	+ 17,498
Lung Cancers	5	12,602	32	1,076	+ 11,527
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,613	4	14,649	- 3,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,481	39	741	+ 10,739
Other Injuries	8	8,604	18	3,241	+ 5,362
Lung Disease	9	8,380	15	4,650	+ 3,731
Suicide	10	6,612	24	1,573	+ 5,039
Breast Cancer	11	6,598	22	1,822	+ 4,776
Stomach Cancer	12	5,771	26	1,501	+ 4,270
Liver Cancer	13	5,731	40	657	+ 5,074
Inflammatory/Heart	14	5,306	45	527	+ 4,779
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,761	56	229	+ 4,531
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,533	12	5,750	- 1,217
Oral Cancer	17	4,181	27	1,467	+ 2,714
Kidney Disease	18	3,422	10	6,590	- 3,169
Prostate Cancer	19	3,290	55	258	+ 3,032
Road Traffic Accidents	20	3,268	11	6,033	- 2,765
Alcohol	21	2,600	58	150	+ 2,450
Lymphomas	22	2,565	36	946	+ 1,619
Poisonings	23	2,458	47	384	+ 2,074
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	2,436	25	1,505	+ 931
Cervical Cancer	25	2,368	44	541	+ 1,827
Tuberculosis	26	2,192	7	9,839	- 7,647
Congenital Anomalies	27	2,121	14	5,001	- 2,879
HIV/AIDS	28	2,107	46	464	+ 1,643
Bladder Cancer	29	2,022	54	272	+ 1,750
Drownings	30	1,999	34	996	+ 1,003
Violence	31	1,856	19	3,217	- 1,361
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,818	23	1,765	+ 54
Falls	33	1,665	37	905	+ 759
Leukemia	34	1,562	42	610	+ 951
Ovary Cancer	35	1,374	48	369	+ 1,005
Skin Cancers	36	1,344	59	145	+ 1,199
Uterin Cancer	37	1,199	53	289	+ 911
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,173	29	1,314	- 141
Low Birth Weight	39	1,003	5	12,631	- 11,628
Fires	40	780	50	348	+ 432
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	762	33	1,041	- 278
Other Neoplasms	42	724	63	29	+ 695
Drug Use	43	655	51	328	+ 327
Epilepsy	44	511	35	993	- 481
Skin Disease	45	497	61	94	+ 403
Endocrine Disorders	46	447	28	1,364	- 916
Birth Trauma	47	411	6	10,723	- 10,312
Asthma	48	293	17	3,403	- 3,110
Meningitis	49	185	20	2,626	- 2,441
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	134	85	0	+ 134
Appendicitis	51	110	52	298	- 188
Multiple Sclerosis	52	104	62	84	+ 20
Oral conditions	53	84	86	0	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	54	79	9	7,807	- 7,728
Parkinson's Disease	55	67	41	628	- 560
Osteoarthritis	56	64	84	0	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	61	65	25	+ 35
Hepatitis B	58	48	38	863	- 816
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	40	13	5,555	- 5,516
Encephalitis	60	29	31	1,190	- 1,161
Otitis Media	61	27	71	1	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	27	68	9	+ 18
Hepatitis C	63	17	64	28	- 11
Malnutrition	64	12	43	589	- 577
Schizophrenia	65	9	81	0	+ 9
Anemia	66	8	83	0	+ 8
War	67	6	2	25,620	- 25,614
Syphilis	68	4	60	94	- 90
Measles	69	0	49	350	- 350
Pertussis	70	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	72	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	57	185	- 185
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Moldova

Afghanistan

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.