PORTUGAL VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,529	1	12,878	+ 27,651
Stroke	2	16,668	2	12,339	+ 4,328
Liver Disease	3	8,135	22	1,126	+ 7,009
Hypertension	4	6,485	14	1,880	+ 4,606
Lung Cancers	5	3,206	5	4,406	- 1,200
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,955	4	6,851	- 3,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,921	6	4,389	- 1,469
Other Injuries	8	2,189	13	1,937	+ 252
Lung Disease	9	2,132	7	4,286	- 2,154
Suicide	10	1,682	19	1,172	+ 510
Breast Cancer	11	1,679	12	1,997	- 318
Stomach Cancer	12	1,468	10	2,532	- 1,064
Liver Cancer	13	1,458	18	1,270	+ 188
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,350	26	909	+ 441
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,211	15	1,669	- 458
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,153	8	3,601	- 2,448
Oral Cancer	17	1,064	25	912	+ 152
Kidney Disease	18	870	9	2,803	- 1,933
Prostate Cancer	19	837	11	2,124	- 1,287
Road Traffic Accidents	20	831	27	838	- 7
Alcohol	21	661	45	111	+ 550
Lymphomas	22	653	16	1,608	- 955
Poisonings	23	625	57	29	+ 596
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	620	37	229	+ 391
Cervical Cancer	25	602	34	329	+ 274
Tuberculosis	26	558	38	213	+ 345
Congenital Anomalies	27	540	40	196	+ 343
HIV/AIDS	28	536	35	320	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	29	514	20	1,171	- 656
Drownings	30	509	51	79	+ 429
Violence	31	472	48	96	+ 376
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	463	3	7,191	- 6,728
Falls	33	424	23	1,033	- 609
Leukemia	34	397	24	1,015	- 618
Ovary Cancer	35	350	33	397	- 48
Skin Cancers	36	342	30	523	- 182
Uterin Cancer	37	305	32	406	- 101
Oesophagus Cancer	38	298	29	623	- 324
Low Birth Weight	39	255	52	79	+ 176
Fires	40	199	46	108	+ 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	194	41	169	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	42	184	28	652	- 468
Drug Use	43	167	44	128	+ 38
Epilepsy	44	130	31	415	- 285
Skin Disease	45	126	39	202	- 76
Endocrine Disorders	46	114	17	1,547	- 1,433
Birth Trauma	47	105	60	24	+ 81
Asthma	48	75	43	146	- 72
Meningitis	49	47	56	43	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	34	50	82	- 48
Appendicitis	51	28	61	21	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	52	26	54	56	- 30
Oral conditions	53	21	65	3	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	54	20	63	7	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	55	17	21	1,139	- 1,122
Osteoarthritis	56	16	58	29	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	15	47	99	- 83
Hepatitis B	58	12	59	26	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	10	36	231	- 221
Encephalitis	60	7	67	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	61	7	66	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	7	62	15	- 8
Hepatitis C	63	4	49	87	- 83
Malnutrition	64	3	53	79	- 76
Schizophrenia	65	2	55	49	- 47
Anemia	66	2	42	151	- 149
War	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Syphilis	68	1	64	3	- 2
Measles	69	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Moldova

Portugal

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.