DR CONGO VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	458,220	7	34,713	+ 423,507
Stroke	2	188,447	6	36,596	+ 151,851
Liver Disease	3	91,973	13	15,044	+ 76,928
Hypertension	4	73,325	12	15,743	+ 57,583
Lung Cancers	5	36,249	47	1,158	+ 35,091
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,404	1	73,546	- 40,142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	33,023	36	2,966	+ 30,056
Other Injuries	8	24,748	22	8,272	+ 16,476
Lung Disease	9	24,105	14	13,527	+ 10,578
Suicide	10	19,019	26	5,812	+ 13,207
Breast Cancer	11	18,978	35	3,416	+ 15,563
Stomach Cancer	12	16,599	37	2,579	+ 14,020
Liver Cancer	13	16,485	31	3,840	+ 12,645
Inflammatory/Heart	14	15,262	29	4,045	+ 11,217
Pancreas Cancer	15	13,693	50	1,017	+ 12,677
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,039	16	12,902	+ 136
Oral Cancer	17	12,026	51	1,003	+ 11,023
Kidney Disease	18	9,841	20	9,077	+ 765
Prostate Cancer	19	9,463	30	3,948	+ 5,515
Road Traffic Accidents	20	9,399	10	30,256	- 20,857
Alcohol	21	7,478	60	635	+ 6,843
Lymphomas	22	7,379	38	2,061	+ 5,318
Poisonings	23	7,069	42	1,729	+ 5,340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	7,006	40	1,923	+ 5,083
Cervical Cancer	25	6,812	27	4,823	+ 1,989
Tuberculosis	26	6,304	2	43,759	- 37,455
Congenital Anomalies	27	6,101	11	16,256	- 10,155
HIV/AIDS	28	6,061	15	13,286	- 7,225
Bladder Cancer	29	5,816	65	270	+ 5,546
Drownings	30	5,750	34	3,454	+ 2,297
Violence	31	5,339	18	11,120	- 5,781
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	5,230	28	4,548	+ 683
Falls	33	4,788	33	3,483	+ 1,305
Leukemia	34	4,492	41	1,871	+ 2,620
Ovary Cancer	35	3,953	58	656	+ 3,298
Skin Cancers	36	3,865	55	765	+ 3,099
Uterin Cancer	37	3,449	63	352	+ 3,097
Oesophagus Cancer	38	3,374	53	790	+ 2,584
Low Birth Weight	39	2,884	8	34,668	- 31,785
Fires	40	2,245	39	2,007	+ 237
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,193	43	1,728	+ 465
Other Neoplasms	42	2,083	67	88	+ 1,995
Drug Use	43	1,885	59	638	+ 1,246
Epilepsy	44	1,470	44	1,727	- 256
Skin Disease	45	1,429	54	781	+ 648
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,287	25	7,380	- 6,093
Birth Trauma	47	1,183	9	33,075	- 31,893
Asthma	48	843	24	7,733	- 6,890
Meningitis	49	531	17	11,568	- 11,037
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	387	81	0	+ 387
Appendicitis	51	318	56	703	- 385
Multiple Sclerosis	52	299	71	44	+ 255
Oral conditions	53	243	82	0	+ 243
Maternal Conditions	54	228	19	10,513	- 10,285
Parkinson's Disease	55	193	49	1,035	- 841
Osteoarthritis	56	185	80	0	+ 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	175	66	217	- 43
Hepatitis B	58	138	61	456	- 318
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	114	5	41,301	- 41,187
Encephalitis	60	82	57	680	- 598
Otitis Media	61	79	72	38	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	62	79	62	370	- 292
Hepatitis C	63	48	69	69	- 21
Malnutrition	64	34	21	8,910	- 8,876
Schizophrenia	65	24	83	0	+ 24
Anemia	66	23	86	0	+ 23
War	67	17	45	1,658	- 1,642
Syphilis	68	12	32	3,751	- 3,739
Measles	69	1	3	42,254	- 42,253
Pertussis	70	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Diphtheria	71	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	72	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Chlamydia	73	0	73	15	- 15
Ascariasis	74	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	84	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Moldova

DR Congo

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.