BARBADOS VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,208	2	358	+ 850
Stroke	2	497	1	384	+ 112
Liver Disease	3	242	26	23	+ 220
Hypertension	4	193	13	72	+ 121
Lung Cancers	5	96	16	43	+ 53
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	88	4	221	- 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	87	6	115	- 28
Other Injuries	8	65	11	79	- 13
Lung Disease	9	64	12	74	- 10
Suicide	10	50	51	2	+ 48
Breast Cancer	11	50	8	95	- 45
Stomach Cancer	12	44	22	28	+ 16
Liver Cancer	13	43	33	14	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	14	40	17	39	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	15	36	18	39	- 3
Diabetes Mellitus	16	34	3	260	- 226
Oral Cancer	17	32	28	18	+ 14
Kidney Disease	18	26	10	92	- 66
Prostate Cancer	19	25	5	165	- 140
Road Traffic Accidents	20	25	25	23	+ 1
Alcohol	21	20	46	4	+ 16
Lymphomas	22	19	15	51	- 31
Poisonings	23	19	48	2	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	18	34	14	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	25	18	23	28	- 10
Tuberculosis	26	17	60	1	+ 16
Congenital Anomalies	27	16	29	18	- 2
HIV/AIDS	28	16	21	28	- 12
Bladder Cancer	29	15	39	9	+ 6
Drownings	30	15	57	1	+ 14
Violence	31	14	19	32	- 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	14	7	114	- 100
Falls	33	13	41	7	+ 6
Leukemia	34	12	20	29	- 17
Ovary Cancer	35	10	32	16	- 5
Skin Cancers	36	10	47	4	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	37	9	27	21	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	38	9	36	12	- 3
Low Birth Weight	39	8	42	5	+ 2
Fires	40	6	62	1	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	6	55	1	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	42	5	24	26	- 20
Drug Use	43	5	53	1	+ 3
Epilepsy	44	4	38	9	- 6
Skin Disease	45	4	14	62	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	46	3	9	93	- 90
Birth Trauma	47	3	43	5	- 2
Asthma	48	2	35	13	- 11
Meningitis	49	1	45	4	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	1	30	17	- 16
Appendicitis	51	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	52	1	61	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	53	1	63	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	54	1	56	1	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	55	1	31	16	- 16
Osteoarthritis	56	0	50	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	0	44	5	- 4
Hepatitis B	58	0	52	2	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	0	40	7	- 7
Encephalitis	60	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	61	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	58	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	63	0	83	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	64	0	49	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	65	0	59	1	- 1
Anemia	66	0	37	11	- 11
War	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.