ICELAND VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,445	1	403	+ 1,042
Stroke	2	594	3	141	+ 454
Liver Disease	3	290	31	9	+ 281
Hypertension	4	231	17	24	+ 207
Lung Cancers	5	114	4	134	- 20
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	105	6	82	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	104	7	73	+ 31
Other Injuries	8	78	11	50	+ 28
Lung Disease	9	76	5	129	- 53
Suicide	10	60	13	40	+ 20
Breast Cancer	11	60	9	53	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	12	52	23	18	+ 35
Liver Cancer	13	52	20	22	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	14	48	26	16	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	15	43	12	43	- 0
Diabetes Mellitus	16	41	16	30	+ 11
Oral Cancer	17	38	33	9	+ 29
Kidney Disease	18	31	15	33	- 2
Prostate Cancer	19	30	8	61	- 31
Road Traffic Accidents	20	30	35	7	+ 23
Alcohol	21	24	28	14	+ 9
Lymphomas	22	23	14	37	- 13
Poisonings	23	22	42	3	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	22	41	3	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	25	21	32	9	+ 12
Tuberculosis	26	20	82	0	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	27	19	34	7	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	28	19	59	0	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	29	18	21	20	- 2
Drownings	30	18	56	1	+ 17
Violence	31	17	39	4	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	16	2	295	- 279
Falls	33	15	18	24	- 9
Leukemia	34	14	22	19	- 5
Ovary Cancer	35	12	25	16	- 4
Skin Cancers	36	12	29	13	- 1
Uterin Cancer	37	11	36	7	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	38	11	19	23	- 12
Low Birth Weight	39	9	43	3	+ 6
Fires	40	7	58	1	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	7	54	1	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	42	7	30	10	- 3
Drug Use	43	6	24	17	- 11
Epilepsy	44	5	37	5	- 1
Skin Disease	45	5	45	3	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	46	4	27	16	- 12
Birth Trauma	47	4	46	2	+ 1
Asthma	48	3	48	2	+ 1
Meningitis	49	2	50	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	1	53	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	51	1	86	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	52	1	44	3	- 2
Oral conditions	53	1	85	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	54	1	60	0	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	55	1	10	53	- 52
Osteoarthritis	56	1	47	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	38	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	58	0	63	0	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	0	55	1	- 1
Encephalitis	60	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	51	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	63	0	52	1	- 1
Malnutrition	64	0	57	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	65	0	49	1	- 1
Anemia	66	0	40	4	- 4
War	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Moldova

Iceland

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.