GHANA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	137,340	3	14,103	+ 123,237
Stroke	2	56,482	2	15,163	+ 41,319
Liver Disease	3	27,566	11	6,053	+ 21,513
Hypertension	4	21,977	19	2,231	+ 19,747
Lung Cancers	5	10,865	55	237	+ 10,627
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,012	1	16,262	- 6,250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,898	34	803	+ 9,095
Other Injuries	8	7,417	18	2,433	+ 4,985
Lung Disease	9	7,225	15	3,120	+ 4,105
Suicide	10	5,700	21	1,993	+ 3,707
Breast Cancer	11	5,688	25	1,937	+ 3,751
Stomach Cancer	12	4,975	33	870	+ 4,105
Liver Cancer	13	4,941	17	2,851	+ 2,090
Inflammatory/Heart	14	4,574	28	1,615	+ 2,960
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,104	46	334	+ 3,770
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,908	12	5,929	- 2,021
Oral Cancer	17	3,605	42	483	+ 3,122
Kidney Disease	18	2,950	13	4,161	- 1,212
Prostate Cancer	19	2,836	31	1,031	+ 1,806
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,817	7	7,808	- 4,990
Alcohol	21	2,241	54	244	+ 1,997
Lymphomas	22	2,212	32	875	+ 1,337
Poisonings	23	2,119	40	522	+ 1,597
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	2,100	48	321	+ 1,779
Cervical Cancer	25	2,042	20	2,161	- 119
Tuberculosis	26	1,889	6	10,214	- 8,325
Congenital Anomalies	27	1,829	14	3,935	- 2,107
HIV/AIDS	28	1,817	4	13,565	- 11,749
Bladder Cancer	29	1,743	53	245	+ 1,498
Drownings	30	1,724	36	740	+ 983
Violence	31	1,600	27	1,857	- 257
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,568	29	1,294	+ 274
Falls	33	1,435	30	1,168	+ 268
Leukemia	34	1,346	45	340	+ 1,006
Ovary Cancer	35	1,185	38	698	+ 486
Skin Cancers	36	1,158	58	214	+ 944
Uterin Cancer	37	1,034	57	219	+ 815
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,011	49	285	+ 726
Low Birth Weight	39	864	8	6,662	- 5,797
Fires	40	673	37	729	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	657	52	256	+ 402
Other Neoplasms	42	624	63	48	+ 576
Drug Use	43	565	39	630	- 65
Epilepsy	44	441	47	329	+ 111
Skin Disease	45	428	50	264	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	46	386	24	1,965	- 1,579
Birth Trauma	47	354	10	6,194	- 5,840
Asthma	48	253	23	1,979	- 1,727
Meningitis	49	159	16	2,983	- 2,824
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	116	85	0	+ 116
Appendicitis	51	95	59	146	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	52	90	61	113	- 23
Oral conditions	53	73	86	0	+ 73
Maternal Conditions	54	68	22	1,991	- 1,923
Parkinson's Disease	55	58	43	387	- 329
Osteoarthritis	56	56	84	0	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	52	67	16	+ 36
Hepatitis B	58	41	62	101	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	34	9	6,538	- 6,504
Encephalitis	60	25	44	357	- 333
Otitis Media	61	24	72	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	62	24	66	16	+ 7
Hepatitis C	63	14	65	28	- 14
Malnutrition	64	10	26	1,868	- 1,858
Schizophrenia	65	7	81	0	+ 7
Anemia	66	7	83	0	+ 7
War	67	5	64	29	- 24
Syphilis	68	4	41	483	- 479
Measles	69	0	60	135	- 135
Pertussis	70	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	72	0	56	220	- 220
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.