RWANDA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,093	4	3,605	+ 50,487
Stroke	2	22,246	2	5,060	+ 17,186
Liver Disease	3	10,857	8	2,548	+ 8,309
Hypertension	4	8,656	14	1,357	+ 7,299
Lung Cancers	5	4,279	39	234	+ 4,045
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,943	1	5,280	- 1,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,898	28	591	+ 3,307
Other Injuries	8	2,921	17	944	+ 1,977
Lung Disease	9	2,846	13	1,555	+ 1,291
Suicide	10	2,245	24	704	+ 1,542
Breast Cancer	11	2,240	27	600	+ 1,641
Stomach Cancer	12	1,960	20	780	+ 1,179
Liver Cancer	13	1,946	23	706	+ 1,240
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,802	34	347	+ 1,455
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,616	43	214	+ 1,403
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,539	11	1,858	- 319
Oral Cancer	17	1,420	37	272	+ 1,148
Kidney Disease	18	1,162	15	1,206	- 44
Prostate Cancer	19	1,117	32	396	+ 721
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,110	3	3,718	- 2,609
Alcohol	21	883	49	125	+ 757
Lymphomas	22	871	30	450	+ 422
Poisonings	23	835	40	220	+ 614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	827	33	362	+ 465
Cervical Cancer	25	804	18	941	- 136
Tuberculosis	26	744	26	625	+ 119
Congenital Anomalies	27	720	12	1,777	- 1,057
HIV/AIDS	28	716	7	2,826	- 2,110
Bladder Cancer	29	687	62	35	+ 651
Drownings	30	679	36	285	+ 394
Violence	31	630	29	548	+ 82
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	617	25	657	- 40
Falls	33	565	31	412	+ 153
Leukemia	34	530	35	317	+ 213
Ovary Cancer	35	467	53	92	+ 375
Skin Cancers	36	456	50	113	+ 343
Uterin Cancer	37	407	56	58	+ 349
Oesophagus Cancer	38	398	44	213	+ 185
Low Birth Weight	39	340	9	2,193	- 1,852
Fires	40	265	38	270	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	259	48	136	+ 123
Other Neoplasms	42	246	64	16	+ 230
Drug Use	43	222	60	45	+ 178
Epilepsy	44	174	45	191	- 18
Skin Disease	45	169	52	103	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	46	152	41	219	- 68
Birth Trauma	47	140	10	1,888	- 1,749
Asthma	48	100	22	717	- 618
Meningitis	49	63	19	847	- 785
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	46	80	0	+ 46
Appendicitis	51	38	54	70	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	52	35	66	7	+ 28
Oral conditions	53	29	82	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	54	27	21	722	- 696
Parkinson's Disease	55	23	47	146	- 123
Osteoarthritis	56	22	81	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	21	63	23	- 2
Hepatitis B	58	16	55	68	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	13	6	3,121	- 3,108
Encephalitis	60	10	61	39	- 29
Otitis Media	61	9	68	4	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	9	57	58	- 49
Hepatitis C	63	6	65	12	- 7
Malnutrition	64	4	16	1,168	- 1,164
Schizophrenia	65	3	83	0	+ 3
Anemia	66	3	86	0	+ 3
War	67	2	69	3	- 1
Syphilis	68	1	46	173	- 171
Measles	69	0	59	51	- 51
Pertussis	70	0	42	218	- 218
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	58	53	- 53
Chlamydia	73	0	70	2	- 2
Ascariasis	74	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.