DOMINICAN REP. VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,946	1	14,986	+ 27,960
Stroke	2	17,662	2	7,882	+ 9,779
Liver Disease	3	8,620	5	2,680	+ 5,940
Hypertension	4	6,872	10	1,894	+ 4,978
Lung Cancers	5	3,397	16	1,244	+ 2,154
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,131	6	2,254	+ 876
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,095	20	851	+ 2,244
Other Injuries	8	2,319	19	890	+ 1,429
Lung Disease	9	2,259	15	1,360	+ 899
Suicide	10	1,782	25	530	+ 1,253
Breast Cancer	11	1,779	14	1,460	+ 319
Stomach Cancer	12	1,556	24	547	+ 1,008
Liver Cancer	13	1,545	21	664	+ 881
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,430	35	312	+ 1,119
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,283	27	456	+ 828
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,222	4	2,762	- 1,540
Oral Cancer	17	1,127	31	434	+ 693
Kidney Disease	18	922	7	2,121	- 1,198
Prostate Cancer	19	887	12	1,655	- 768
Road Traffic Accidents	20	881	3	6,937	- 6,056
Alcohol	21	701	48	120	+ 580
Lymphomas	22	692	33	374	+ 317
Poisonings	23	663	55	47	+ 616
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	657	36	295	+ 362
Cervical Cancer	25	638	23	560	+ 78
Tuberculosis	26	591	38	242	+ 349
Congenital Anomalies	27	572	17	1,038	- 466
HIV/AIDS	28	568	8	1,931	- 1,363
Bladder Cancer	29	545	49	92	+ 453
Drownings	30	539	37	248	+ 291
Violence	31	500	9	1,917	- 1,416
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	490	11	1,808	- 1,318
Falls	33	449	30	435	+ 14
Leukemia	34	421	32	409	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	35	371	50	89	+ 282
Skin Cancers	36	362	41	172	+ 190
Uterin Cancer	37	323	57	43	+ 280
Oesophagus Cancer	38	316	40	200	+ 116
Low Birth Weight	39	270	13	1,532	- 1,262
Fires	40	210	44	139	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	206	46	123	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	42	195	58	35	+ 160
Drug Use	43	177	43	156	+ 21
Epilepsy	44	138	42	158	- 20
Skin Disease	45	134	53	50	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	46	121	22	602	- 482
Birth Trauma	47	111	18	915	- 804
Asthma	48	79	29	441	- 362
Meningitis	49	50	45	134	- 84
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	36	85	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	51	30	52	67	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	52	28	62	13	+ 15
Oral conditions	53	23	86	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	54	21	39	202	- 181
Parkinson's Disease	55	18	28	446	- 428
Osteoarthritis	56	17	84	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	16	54	48	- 32
Hepatitis B	58	13	63	11	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	11	26	504	- 494
Encephalitis	60	8	56	44	- 37
Otitis Media	61	7	71	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	7	68	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	63	4	60	17	- 13
Malnutrition	64	3	34	372	- 368
Schizophrenia	65	2	83	0	+ 2
Anemia	66	2	81	0	+ 2
War	67	2	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	68	1	51	70	- 69
Measles	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	47	121	- 121
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	61	17	- 17
Chlamydia	73	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Moldova

Dominican Rep.

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.