MALTA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,865	1	876	+ 989
Stroke	2	767	2	291	+ 476
Liver Disease	3	374	24	23	+ 351
Hypertension	4	298	20	33	+ 265
Lung Cancers	5	148	5	197	- 49
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	136	3	213	- 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	134	7	147	- 13
Other Injuries	8	101	33	16	+ 84
Lung Disease	9	98	8	127	- 28
Suicide	10	77	22	27	+ 51
Breast Cancer	11	77	10	85	- 8
Stomach Cancer	12	68	15	50	+ 18
Liver Cancer	13	67	18	34	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	14	62	27	22	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	15	56	9	90	- 35
Diabetes Mellitus	16	53	6	163	- 110
Oral Cancer	17	49	23	25	+ 24
Kidney Disease	18	40	11	79	- 39
Prostate Cancer	19	39	13	53	- 14
Road Traffic Accidents	20	38	31	18	+ 20
Alcohol	21	30	47	3	+ 28
Lymphomas	22	30	12	53	- 23
Poisonings	23	29	58	1	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	29	37	7	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	25	28	39	4	+ 23
Tuberculosis	26	26	52	2	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	27	25	32	17	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	28	25	41	4	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	29	24	19	33	- 9
Drownings	30	23	48	2	+ 21
Violence	31	22	40	4	+ 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	21	4	207	- 186
Falls	33	19	14	52	- 32
Leukemia	34	18	21	28	- 9
Ovary Cancer	35	16	17	34	- 18
Skin Cancers	36	16	34	14	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	37	14	28	21	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	38	14	29	20	- 6
Low Birth Weight	39	12	35	11	+ 0
Fires	40	9	62	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	9	49	2	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	42	8	26	22	- 14
Drug Use	43	8	38	7	+ 1
Epilepsy	44	6	43	3	+ 3
Skin Disease	45	6	25	23	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	46	5	30	19	- 14
Birth Trauma	47	5	44	3	+ 2
Asthma	48	3	36	8	- 5
Meningitis	49	2	56	1	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	2	42	3	- 2
Appendicitis	51	1	63	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	52	1	45	3	- 2
Oral conditions	53	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	54	1	64	0	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	55	1	16	50	- 49
Osteoarthritis	56	1	50	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	51	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	58	1	61	0	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	0	55	1	- 1
Encephalitis	60	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	59	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	53	1	- 1
Malnutrition	64	0	60	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	65	0	57	1	- 1
Anemia	66	0	46	3	- 3
War	67	0	54	1	- 1
Syphilis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.