COLOMBIA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	196,896	1	43,066	+ 153,830
Stroke	2	80,975	3	16,573	+ 64,402
Liver Disease	3	39,520	19	2,426	+ 37,094
Hypertension	4	31,508	8	6,400	+ 25,108
Lung Cancers	5	15,576	10	5,250	+ 10,326
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,354	5	10,773	+ 3,580
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,190	12	4,371	+ 9,819
Other Injuries	8	10,634	28	1,592	+ 9,042
Lung Disease	9	10,358	4	15,928	- 5,570
Suicide	10	8,172	26	1,965	+ 6,207
Breast Cancer	11	8,155	13	3,669	+ 4,486
Stomach Cancer	12	7,133	9	6,112	+ 1,021
Liver Cancer	13	7,084	24	2,065	+ 5,019
Inflammatory/Heart	14	6,558	31	1,329	+ 5,229
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,884	25	2,022	+ 3,862
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,603	11	5,028	+ 574
Oral Cancer	17	5,168	37	807	+ 4,361
Kidney Disease	18	4,229	7	6,834	- 2,605
Prostate Cancer	19	4,066	14	3,584	+ 482
Road Traffic Accidents	20	4,039	6	7,765	- 3,726
Alcohol	21	3,213	68	23	+ 3,190
Lymphomas	22	3,171	18	2,603	+ 568
Poisonings	23	3,038	61	61	+ 2,977
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	3,011	39	698	+ 2,312
Cervical Cancer	25	2,927	20	2,266	+ 661
Tuberculosis	26	2,709	32	1,272	+ 1,437
Congenital Anomalies	27	2,622	16	2,963	- 341
HIV/AIDS	28	2,604	17	2,683	- 79
Bladder Cancer	29	2,499	42	609	+ 1,890
Drownings	30	2,471	40	689	+ 1,782
Violence	31	2,294	2	19,268	- 16,974
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,247	22	2,157	+ 90
Falls	33	2,057	29	1,518	+ 540
Leukemia	34	1,930	21	2,208	- 278
Ovary Cancer	35	1,699	33	1,122	+ 576
Skin Cancers	36	1,661	35	1,028	+ 632
Uterin Cancer	37	1,482	45	423	+ 1,059
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,450	36	835	+ 615
Low Birth Weight	39	1,239	23	2,095	- 856
Fires	40	964	56	127	+ 838
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	942	63	38	+ 904
Other Neoplasms	42	895	15	3,205	- 2,310
Drug Use	43	810	44	492	+ 318
Epilepsy	44	632	43	597	+ 35
Skin Disease	45	614	34	1,102	- 488
Endocrine Disorders	46	553	30	1,367	- 814
Birth Trauma	47	508	41	648	- 140
Asthma	48	362	54	191	+ 171
Meningitis	49	228	50	244	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	166	48	333	- 167
Appendicitis	51	137	52	213	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	52	129	60	62	+ 66
Oral conditions	53	104	75	7	+ 97
Maternal Conditions	54	98	46	394	- 296
Parkinson's Disease	55	83	47	383	- 300
Osteoarthritis	56	80	58	67	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	75	51	242	- 167
Hepatitis B	58	59	62	50	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	49	38	747	- 699
Encephalitis	60	35	64	38	- 3
Otitis Media	61	34	73	7	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	34	66	27	+ 7
Hepatitis C	63	21	59	65	- 44
Malnutrition	64	15	27	1,878	- 1,863
Schizophrenia	65	11	70	18	- 7
Anemia	66	10	57	101	- 91
War	67	7	49	260	- 253
Syphilis	68	5	65	30	- 25
Measles	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	14	- 14
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	82	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	67	26	- 26
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.