FINLAND VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,340	2	9,831	+ 12,509
Stroke	2	9,188	3	4,115	+ 5,073
Liver Disease	3	4,484	10	1,068	+ 3,416
Hypertension	4	3,575	5	2,030	+ 1,545
Lung Cancers	5	1,767	4	2,312	- 545
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,629	21	436	+ 1,192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,610	6	1,433	+ 177
Other Injuries	8	1,207	20	437	+ 770
Lung Disease	9	1,175	8	1,289	- 114
Suicide	10	927	15	846	+ 81
Breast Cancer	11	925	12	948	- 23
Stomach Cancer	12	809	19	447	+ 362
Liver Cancer	13	804	16	545	+ 259
Inflammatory/Heart	14	744	17	518	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	15	668	9	1,247	- 579
Diabetes Mellitus	16	636	22	418	+ 218
Oral Cancer	17	586	34	207	+ 379
Kidney Disease	18	480	26	342	+ 138
Prostate Cancer	19	461	11	970	- 509
Road Traffic Accidents	20	458	33	215	+ 243
Alcohol	21	365	18	464	- 100
Lymphomas	22	360	14	851	- 491
Poisonings	23	345	49	25	+ 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	342	36	151	+ 190
Cervical Cancer	25	332	44	62	+ 270
Tuberculosis	26	307	46	32	+ 275
Congenital Anomalies	27	297	35	192	+ 106
HIV/AIDS	28	296	59	6	+ 290
Bladder Cancer	29	284	28	308	- 25
Drownings	30	280	37	106	+ 174
Violence	31	260	43	64	+ 196
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	255	1	11,120	- 10,865
Falls	33	233	7	1,325	- 1,092
Leukemia	34	219	24	371	- 152
Ovary Cancer	35	193	25	344	- 152
Skin Cancers	36	188	29	297	- 109
Uterin Cancer	37	168	32	225	- 57
Oesophagus Cancer	38	165	27	320	- 155
Low Birth Weight	39	141	48	26	+ 114
Fires	40	109	45	62	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	107	50	19	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	42	102	23	377	- 275
Drug Use	43	92	30	269	- 177
Epilepsy	44	72	38	104	- 32
Skin Disease	45	70	47	27	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	46	63	31	257	- 194
Birth Trauma	47	58	56	8	+ 50
Asthma	48	41	40	85	- 44
Meningitis	49	26	55	9	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	19	53	11	+ 8
Appendicitis	51	15	54	10	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	52	15	42	80	- 66
Oral conditions	53	12	61	4	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	54	11	64	2	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	55	9	13	853	- 843
Osteoarthritis	56	9	51	17	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	9	41	83	- 75
Hepatitis B	58	7	63	2	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	6	52	15	- 10
Encephalitis	60	4	66	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	61	4	68	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	4	62	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	2	60	5	- 2
Malnutrition	64	2	57	7	- 5
Schizophrenia	65	1	39	93	- 92
Anemia	66	1	58	6	- 4
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Syphilis	68	1	67	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Moldova

Finland

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.