MICRONESIA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		MICRONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	395	1	193	+ 202
Stroke	2	163	3	119	+ 44
Liver Disease	3	79	9	24	+ 56
Hypertension	4	63	8	27	+ 36
Lung Cancers	5	31	10	23	+ 8
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29	5	52	- 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	29	22	8	+ 20
Other Injuries	8	21	17	13	+ 8
Lung Disease	9	21	6	41	- 20
Suicide	10	16	7	32	- 16
Breast Cancer	11	16	12	17	- 1
Stomach Cancer	12	14	20	12	+ 3
Liver Cancer	13	14	24	8	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	14	13	28	6	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	15	12	35	4	+ 8
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11	2	123	- 111
Oral Cancer	17	10	38	3	+ 7
Kidney Disease	18	8	4	56	- 48
Prostate Cancer	19	8	29	6	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	20	8	58	0	+ 8
Alcohol	21	6	46	2	+ 4
Lymphomas	22	6	36	4	+ 3
Poisonings	23	6	50	1	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	6	25	7	- 1
Cervical Cancer	25	6	23	8	- 2
Tuberculosis	26	5	19	13	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	27	5	18	13	- 8
HIV/AIDS	28	5	74	0	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	29	5	49	2	+ 3
Drownings	30	5	11	17	- 12
Violence	31	5	31	5	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	5	26	7	- 2
Falls	33	4	27	6	- 2
Leukemia	34	4	32	5	- 1
Ovary Cancer	35	3	45	2	+ 1
Skin Cancers	36	3	51	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	37	3	41	3	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	38	3	47	2	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	39	2	14	15	- 12
Fires	40	2	48	2	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2	15	14	- 12
Other Neoplasms	42	2	55	0	+ 1
Drug Use	43	2	52	1	+ 1
Epilepsy	44	1	43	3	- 1
Skin Disease	45	1	42	3	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	46	1	30	5	- 4
Birth Trauma	47	1	21	11	- 10
Asthma	48	1	13	16	- 15
Meningitis	49	0	39	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	0	80	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	51	0	54	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	52	0	62	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	53	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	54	0	34	4	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	55	0	33	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	56	0	81	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	0	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	58	0	57	0	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	0	16	13	- 13
Encephalitis	60	0	53	1	- 1
Otitis Media	61	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	64	0	44	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	65	0	84	0	+ 0
Anemia	66	0	85	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	40	3	- 3
Measles	69	0	56	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	37	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MICRONESIA

Moldova

Micronesia

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.