MALAWI VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,414	7	4,929	+ 81,484
Stroke	2	35,538	5	5,939	+ 29,599
Liver Disease	3	17,345	10	3,259	+ 14,086
Hypertension	4	13,828	17	1,797	+ 12,032
Lung Cancers	5	6,836	51	131	+ 6,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,300	2	7,739	- 1,439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,228	44	234	+ 5,993
Other Injuries	8	4,667	22	1,266	+ 3,401
Lung Disease	9	4,546	21	1,340	+ 3,205
Suicide	10	3,587	23	1,007	+ 2,580
Breast Cancer	11	3,579	27	600	+ 2,979
Stomach Cancer	12	3,130	45	206	+ 2,924
Liver Cancer	13	3,109	38	317	+ 2,792
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,878	35	370	+ 2,508
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,582	60	38	+ 2,544
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,459	14	2,267	+ 192
Oral Cancer	17	2,268	43	251	+ 2,017
Kidney Disease	18	1,856	19	1,567	+ 289
Prostate Cancer	19	1,785	40	271	+ 1,514
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,773	4	6,221	- 4,449
Alcohol	21	1,410	52	114	+ 1,297
Lymphomas	22	1,392	24	839	+ 553
Poisonings	23	1,333	37	325	+ 1,008
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,321	39	280	+ 1,042
Cervical Cancer	25	1,285	12	2,876	- 1,592
Tuberculosis	26	1,189	11	2,992	- 1,803
Congenital Anomalies	27	1,151	13	2,509	- 1,359
HIV/AIDS	28	1,143	1	12,839	- 11,696
Bladder Cancer	29	1,097	33	388	+ 709
Drownings	30	1,084	30	458	+ 627
Violence	31	1,007	32	406	+ 600
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	986	25	782	+ 204
Falls	33	903	28	562	+ 341
Leukemia	34	847	56	82	+ 765
Ovary Cancer	35	746	48	158	+ 588
Skin Cancers	36	729	36	331	+ 398
Uterin Cancer	37	650	62	23	+ 628
Oesophagus Cancer	38	636	16	1,842	- 1,205
Low Birth Weight	39	544	8	4,339	- 3,795
Fires	40	423	34	380	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	414	49	154	+ 259
Other Neoplasms	42	393	63	17	+ 376
Drug Use	43	355	59	48	+ 308
Epilepsy	44	277	41	260	+ 17
Skin Disease	45	270	53	101	+ 168
Endocrine Disorders	46	243	42	257	- 14
Birth Trauma	47	223	9	3,563	- 3,340
Asthma	48	159	26	705	- 546
Meningitis	49	100	18	1,792	- 1,692
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	73	85	0	+ 73
Appendicitis	51	60	54	94	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	52	56	66	9	+ 48
Oral conditions	53	46	86	0	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	54	43	15	1,854	- 1,811
Parkinson's Disease	55	36	46	200	- 163
Osteoarthritis	56	35	84	0	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	33	61	29	+ 4
Hepatitis B	58	26	55	88	- 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	21	6	5,782	- 5,760
Encephalitis	60	16	58	48	- 32
Otitis Media	61	15	68	5	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	15	57	60	- 45
Hepatitis C	63	9	64	15	- 6
Malnutrition	64	6	20	1,499	- 1,493
Schizophrenia	65	5	80	0	+ 5
Anemia	66	4	81	0	+ 4
War	67	3	71	2	+ 1
Syphilis	68	2	29	480	- 478
Measles	69	0	67	6	- 6
Pertussis	70	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	47	178	- 178
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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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.