JAPAN VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	489,187	1	163,905	+ 325,281
Stroke	2	201,182	2	121,823	+ 79,359
Liver Disease	3	98,188	17	14,195	+ 83,993
Hypertension	4	78,281	28	6,673	+ 71,608
Lung Cancers	5	38,699	4	79,688	- 40,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	35,662	3	107,899	- 72,237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	35,254	6	57,340	- 22,086
Other Injuries	8	26,420	12	22,068	+ 4,352
Lung Disease	9	25,734	5	78,169	- 52,435
Suicide	10	20,304	13	19,466	+ 838
Breast Cancer	11	20,261	15	15,805	+ 4,456
Stomach Cancer	12	17,721	8	50,433	- 32,712
Liver Cancer	13	17,599	11	29,384	- 11,785
Inflammatory/Heart	14	16,294	27	8,232	+ 8,061
Pancreas Cancer	15	14,619	10	37,027	- 22,409
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,920	29	5,433	+ 8,487
Oral Cancer	17	12,839	26	8,333	+ 4,506
Kidney Disease	18	10,507	9	44,779	- 34,272
Prostate Cancer	19	10,103	19	13,515	- 3,412
Road Traffic Accidents	20	10,035	31	4,566	+ 5,469
Alcohol	21	7,983	51	576	+ 7,408
Lymphomas	22	7,878	14	19,273	- 11,395
Poisonings	23	7,547	54	255	+ 7,292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	7,480	35	2,922	+ 4,558
Cervical Cancer	25	7,272	32	3,799	+ 3,473
Tuberculosis	26	6,730	34	3,459	+ 3,272
Congenital Anomalies	27	6,514	40	2,473	+ 4,041
HIV/AIDS	28	6,471	63	48	+ 6,423
Bladder Cancer	29	6,209	22	9,936	- 3,727
Drownings	30	6,139	25	8,409	- 2,270
Violence	31	5,700	53	266	+ 5,434
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	5,584	7	56,937	- 51,353
Falls	33	5,112	23	9,736	- 4,624
Leukemia	34	4,795	24	9,607	- 4,812
Ovary Cancer	35	4,220	30	5,061	- 841
Skin Cancers	36	4,126	44	1,843	+ 2,283
Uterin Cancer	37	3,682	33	3,461	+ 221
Oesophagus Cancer	38	3,603	20	12,316	- 8,713
Low Birth Weight	39	3,079	55	202	+ 2,877
Fires	40	2,396	48	1,007	+ 1,389
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,341	39	2,555	- 214
Other Neoplasms	42	2,224	16	15,120	- 12,896
Drug Use	43	2,012	50	732	+ 1,280
Epilepsy	44	1,570	45	1,558	+ 11
Skin Disease	45	1,526	36	2,806	- 1,280
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,374	21	11,486	- 10,112
Birth Trauma	47	1,263	61	104	+ 1,158
Asthma	48	900	42	1,922	- 1,022
Meningitis	49	567	52	308	+ 259
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	413	56	172	+ 241
Appendicitis	51	339	58	126	+ 214
Multiple Sclerosis	52	319	59	108	+ 212
Oral conditions	53	259	60	106	+ 153
Maternal Conditions	54	243	64	39	+ 205
Parkinson's Disease	55	207	18	14,007	- 13,801
Osteoarthritis	56	198	62	86	+ 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	186	38	2,618	- 2,431
Hepatitis B	58	147	46	1,423	- 1,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	121	37	2,731	- 2,610
Encephalitis	60	88	69	5	+ 83
Otitis Media	61	84	68	8	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	62	84	57	159	- 75
Hepatitis C	63	51	41	2,220	- 2,169
Malnutrition	64	36	43	1,910	- 1,873
Schizophrenia	65	26	47	1,052	- 1,026
Anemia	66	25	49	875	- 851
War	67	18	66	15	+ 3
Syphilis	68	13	65	16	- 3
Measles	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	67	9	- 9
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.