BELGIUM VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,558	1	15,281	+ 32,278
Stroke	2	19,559	3	7,408	+ 12,151
Liver Disease	3	9,546	17	1,433	+ 8,113
Hypertension	4	7,610	27	740	+ 6,871
Lung Cancers	5	3,762	4	6,777	- 3,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,467	6	5,677	- 2,210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,427	7	3,329	+ 99
Other Injuries	8	2,569	11	2,006	+ 562
Lung Disease	9	2,502	5	6,438	- 3,936
Suicide	10	1,974	10	2,111	- 137
Breast Cancer	11	1,970	9	2,587	- 617
Stomach Cancer	12	1,723	26	863	+ 860
Liver Cancer	13	1,711	24	976	+ 735
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,584	23	1,060	+ 524
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,421	14	1,809	- 388
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,353	20	1,269	+ 84
Oral Cancer	17	1,248	28	675	+ 574
Kidney Disease	18	1,021	8	2,952	- 1,930
Prostate Cancer	19	982	13	1,824	- 842
Road Traffic Accidents	20	976	29	666	+ 310
Alcohol	21	776	32	500	+ 277
Lymphomas	22	766	16	1,552	- 786
Poisonings	23	734	55	41	+ 693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	727	42	213	+ 515
Cervical Cancer	25	707	41	243	+ 464
Tuberculosis	26	654	54	46	+ 609
Congenital Anomalies	27	633	40	282	+ 351
HIV/AIDS	28	629	57	36	+ 593
Bladder Cancer	29	604	22	1,078	- 475
Drownings	30	597	47	79	+ 518
Violence	31	554	44	149	+ 405
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	543	2	9,416	- 8,873
Falls	33	497	15	1,756	- 1,259
Leukemia	34	466	21	1,199	- 733
Ovary Cancer	35	410	30	653	- 242
Skin Cancers	36	401	31	522	- 121
Uterin Cancer	37	358	34	384	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	38	350	25	898	- 548
Low Birth Weight	39	299	50	70	+ 230
Fires	40	233	48	75	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	228	37	293	- 65
Other Neoplasms	42	216	12	1,828	- 1,611
Drug Use	43	196	39	287	- 92
Epilepsy	44	153	36	348	- 195
Skin Disease	45	148	35	380	- 231
Endocrine Disorders	46	134	18	1,432	- 1,298
Birth Trauma	47	123	53	47	+ 76
Asthma	48	88	46	128	- 40
Meningitis	49	55	58	28	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	40	60	20	+ 20
Appendicitis	51	33	62	17	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	52	31	45	147	- 116
Oral conditions	53	25	61	19	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	54	24	64	6	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	55	20	19	1,378	- 1,357
Osteoarthritis	56	19	51	59	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	18	49	73	- 54
Hepatitis B	58	14	63	17	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	12	33	418	- 406
Encephalitis	60	9	66	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	61	8	65	2	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	8	59	22	- 14
Hepatitis C	63	5	52	53	- 48
Malnutrition	64	4	38	291	- 287
Schizophrenia	65	3	56	40	- 37
Anemia	66	2	43	199	- 196
War	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Syphilis	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Measles	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Moldova

Belgium

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.