NIGERIA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	940,030	7	61,374	+ 878,656
Stroke	2	386,595	8	57,744	+ 328,851
Liver Disease	3	188,681	13	38,326	+ 150,355
Hypertension	4	150,426	24	10,692	+ 139,734
Lung Cancers	5	74,364	57	1,295	+ 73,069
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	68,528	1	207,281	- 138,753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	67,745	43	4,152	+ 63,593
Other Injuries	8	50,769	17	22,696	+ 28,073
Lung Disease	9	49,451	22	12,569	+ 36,883
Suicide	10	39,016	30	7,019	+ 31,998
Breast Cancer	11	38,934	23	11,884	+ 27,049
Stomach Cancer	12	34,053	50	2,129	+ 31,924
Liver Cancer	13	33,819	39	5,289	+ 28,530
Inflammatory/Heart	14	31,310	42	4,826	+ 26,484
Pancreas Cancer	15	28,091	51	1,975	+ 26,116
Diabetes Mellitus	16	26,748	18	22,497	+ 4,252
Oral Cancer	17	24,672	48	2,238	+ 22,433
Kidney Disease	18	20,190	20	18,189	+ 2,000
Prostate Cancer	19	19,414	35	5,914	+ 13,499
Road Traffic Accidents	20	19,283	12	41,693	- 22,411
Alcohol	21	15,341	58	1,031	+ 14,309
Lymphomas	22	15,138	40	5,202	+ 9,936
Poisonings	23	14,502	33	6,570	+ 7,932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	14,373	37	5,846	+ 8,527
Cervical Cancer	25	13,974	25	10,574	+ 3,400
Tuberculosis	26	12,933	3	127,335	- 114,403
Congenital Anomalies	27	12,517	9	49,696	- 37,179
HIV/AIDS	28	12,434	10	44,124	- 31,689
Bladder Cancer	29	11,932	63	670	+ 11,262
Drownings	30	11,797	32	6,584	+ 5,212
Violence	31	10,953	19	18,407	- 7,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	10,730	31	6,786	+ 3,944
Falls	33	9,823	28	7,528	+ 2,295
Leukemia	34	9,215	47	2,257	+ 6,958
Ovary Cancer	35	8,110	49	2,133	+ 5,977
Skin Cancers	36	7,929	53	1,933	+ 5,995
Uterin Cancer	37	7,076	62	679	+ 6,397
Oesophagus Cancer	38	6,923	64	560	+ 6,362
Low Birth Weight	39	5,916	6	95,959	- 90,043
Fires	40	4,605	29	7,132	- 2,527
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,499	52	1,946	+ 2,554
Other Neoplasms	42	4,273	66	290	+ 3,983
Drug Use	43	3,866	34	6,273	- 2,407
Epilepsy	44	3,017	41	5,001	- 1,985
Skin Disease	45	2,932	56	1,468	+ 1,464
Endocrine Disorders	46	2,640	21	15,799	- 13,158
Birth Trauma	47	2,426	5	100,186	- 97,760
Asthma	48	1,730	27	8,192	- 6,462
Meningitis	49	1,090	11	43,651	- 42,562
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	793	84	0	+ 793
Appendicitis	51	652	60	760	- 108
Multiple Sclerosis	52	614	68	179	+ 435
Oral conditions	53	498	86	0	+ 498
Maternal Conditions	54	468	15	23,540	- 23,072
Parkinson's Disease	55	397	46	2,473	- 2,076
Osteoarthritis	56	380	85	0	+ 380
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	358	69	165	+ 193
Hepatitis B	58	283	55	1,488	- 1,205
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	233	2	144,724	- 144,491
Encephalitis	60	169	59	937	- 768
Otitis Media	61	162	72	3	+ 159
Upper Respiratory	62	161	67	259	- 98
Hepatitis C	63	98	65	304	- 206
Malnutrition	64	70	36	5,896	- 5,826
Schizophrenia	65	50	80	0	+ 50
Anemia	66	47	82	0	+ 47
War	67	34	45	3,245	- 3,211
Syphilis	68	25	38	5,449	- 5,424
Measles	69	2	14	29,439	- 29,437
Pertussis	70	0	16	23,282	- 23,282
Diphtheria	71	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Tetanus	72	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Chlamydia	73	0	71	14	- 14
Ascariasis	74	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Moldova

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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.