CUBA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,542	1	22,079	+ 21,463
Stroke	2	17,907	2	10,725	+ 7,182
Liver Disease	3	8,740	11	1,873	+ 6,866
Hypertension	4	6,968	7	3,469	+ 3,499
Lung Cancers	5	3,445	4	5,985	- 2,540
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,174	3	8,564	- 5,390
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,138	9	2,958	+ 180
Other Injuries	8	2,352	12	1,869	+ 482
Lung Disease	9	2,291	6	5,492	- 3,202
Suicide	10	1,807	16	1,638	+ 169
Breast Cancer	11	1,803	15	1,673	+ 131
Stomach Cancer	12	1,577	20	991	+ 587
Liver Cancer	13	1,566	24	815	+ 751
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,450	17	1,156	+ 294
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,301	21	905	+ 396
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,239	13	1,791	- 552
Oral Cancer	17	1,143	23	876	+ 266
Kidney Disease	18	935	14	1,700	- 765
Prostate Cancer	19	899	8	3,365	- 2,466
Road Traffic Accidents	20	893	19	1,007	- 114
Alcohol	21	711	28	675	+ 35
Lymphomas	22	701	18	1,089	- 388
Poisonings	23	672	62	17	+ 655
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	666	35	420	+ 246
Cervical Cancer	25	647	29	666	- 18
Tuberculosis	26	599	60	45	+ 554
Congenital Anomalies	27	580	37	368	+ 212
HIV/AIDS	28	576	34	471	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	29	553	26	734	- 181
Drownings	30	546	42	231	+ 316
Violence	31	507	32	584	- 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	497	5	5,841	- 5,344
Falls	33	455	10	2,810	- 2,355
Leukemia	34	427	30	633	- 207
Ovary Cancer	35	376	39	323	+ 53
Skin Cancers	36	367	33	514	- 147
Uterin Cancer	37	328	31	602	- 274
Oesophagus Cancer	38	321	22	879	- 559
Low Birth Weight	39	274	48	98	+ 176
Fires	40	213	58	55	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	208	44	162	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	42	198	25	769	- 571
Drug Use	43	179	51	82	+ 97
Epilepsy	44	140	46	108	+ 31
Skin Disease	45	136	41	258	- 122
Endocrine Disorders	46	122	36	412	- 290
Birth Trauma	47	112	59	49	+ 64
Asthma	48	80	40	301	- 221
Meningitis	49	50	50	83	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	37	53	75	- 39
Appendicitis	51	30	47	104	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	52	28	57	55	- 27
Oral conditions	53	23	64	6	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	54	22	61	43	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	55	18	27	691	- 672
Osteoarthritis	56	18	38	326	- 309
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	17	49	87	- 70
Hepatitis B	58	13	56	59	- 46
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	11	43	206	- 195
Encephalitis	60	8	66	6	+ 2
Otitis Media	61	8	63	11	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	7	65	6	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	5	45	112	- 108
Malnutrition	64	3	55	64	- 60
Schizophrenia	65	2	54	68	- 66
Anemia	66	2	52	77	- 75
War	67	2	68	1	+ 0
Syphilis	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Measles	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Moldova

Cuba

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.