KENYA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	231,273	9	11,972	+ 219,301
Stroke	2	95,113	4	15,895	+ 79,218
Liver Disease	3	46,421	7	13,405	+ 33,016
Hypertension	4	37,009	17	4,418	+ 32,591
Lung Cancers	5	18,296	47	669	+ 17,627
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,860	1	22,571	- 5,711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,667	32	1,477	+ 15,190
Other Injuries	8	12,491	19	4,336	+ 8,155
Lung Disease	9	12,166	20	4,280	+ 7,886
Suicide	10	9,599	23	3,214	+ 6,385
Breast Cancer	11	9,579	25	2,658	+ 6,921
Stomach Cancer	12	8,378	28	2,010	+ 6,368
Liver Cancer	13	8,320	34	1,351	+ 6,970
Inflammatory/Heart	14	7,703	40	1,121	+ 6,582
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,911	46	716	+ 6,195
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,581	14	5,651	+ 930
Oral Cancer	17	6,070	30	1,842	+ 4,228
Kidney Disease	18	4,967	16	4,464	+ 504
Prostate Cancer	19	4,776	37	1,292	+ 3,484
Road Traffic Accidents	20	4,744	6	14,883	- 10,139
Alcohol	21	3,774	55	355	+ 3,419
Lymphomas	22	3,724	29	1,931	+ 1,793
Poisonings	23	3,568	38	1,269	+ 2,299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	3,536	41	1,089	+ 2,447
Cervical Cancer	25	3,438	22	3,389	+ 49
Tuberculosis	26	3,182	3	19,655	- 16,473
Congenital Anomalies	27	3,080	12	6,115	- 3,036
HIV/AIDS	28	3,059	2	20,885	- 17,826
Bladder Cancer	29	2,936	57	318	+ 2,618
Drownings	30	2,902	39	1,200	+ 1,702
Violence	31	2,695	24	2,942	- 248
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,640	31	1,827	+ 813
Falls	33	2,417	33	1,465	+ 952
Leukemia	34	2,267	35	1,327	+ 940
Ovary Cancer	35	1,995	45	795	+ 1,201
Skin Cancers	36	1,951	48	638	+ 1,312
Uterin Cancer	37	1,741	56	323	+ 1,418
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,703	18	4,373	- 2,669
Low Birth Weight	39	1,456	11	9,562	- 8,106
Fires	40	1,133	36	1,316	- 184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,107	53	408	+ 699
Other Neoplasms	42	1,051	67	60	+ 991
Drug Use	43	951	62	113	+ 838
Epilepsy	44	742	43	832	- 90
Skin Disease	45	721	51	455	+ 266
Endocrine Disorders	46	650	44	831	- 181
Birth Trauma	47	597	10	9,957	- 9,360
Asthma	48	426	26	2,300	- 1,875
Meningitis	49	268	15	5,364	- 5,096
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	195	85	0	+ 195
Appendicitis	51	160	58	240	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	52	151	68	39	+ 112
Oral conditions	53	122	86	0	+ 122
Maternal Conditions	54	115	13	5,651	- 5,536
Parkinson's Disease	55	98	50	470	- 372
Osteoarthritis	56	94	84	0	+ 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	88	66	84	+ 4
Hepatitis B	58	70	49	522	- 453
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	57	5	15,420	- 15,362
Encephalitis	60	41	60	189	- 148
Otitis Media	61	40	72	7	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	62	40	64	95	- 55
Hepatitis C	63	24	61	152	- 128
Malnutrition	64	17	21	4,212	- 4,195
Schizophrenia	65	12	83	0	+ 12
Anemia	66	12	82	0	+ 12
War	67	8	65	89	- 81
Syphilis	68	6	52	449	- 443
Measles	69	0	63	103	- 103
Pertussis	70	0	42	1,014	- 1,014
Diphtheria	71	0	69	13	- 13
Tetanus	72	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Chlamydia	73	0	70	10	- 10
Ascariasis	74	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.