SOMALIA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,686	7	7,233	+ 44,454
Stroke	2	21,256	6	8,595	+ 12,661
Liver Disease	3	10,374	13	3,917	+ 6,458
Hypertension	4	8,271	18	2,643	+ 5,628
Lung Cancers	5	4,089	54	233	+ 3,856
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,768	1	21,712	- 17,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,725	38	546	+ 3,179
Other Injuries	8	2,791	14	3,602	- 810
Lung Disease	9	2,719	19	2,442	+ 277
Suicide	10	2,145	27	1,219	+ 926
Breast Cancer	11	2,141	26	1,232	+ 909
Stomach Cancer	12	1,872	49	310	+ 1,563
Liver Cancer	13	1,860	53	256	+ 1,604
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,722	39	521	+ 1,201
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,545	62	108	+ 1,437
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,471	16	2,888	- 1,417
Oral Cancer	17	1,357	46	328	+ 1,029
Kidney Disease	18	1,110	21	2,051	- 941
Prostate Cancer	19	1,067	52	285	+ 782
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,060	11	4,231	- 3,171
Alcohol	21	843	59	151	+ 692
Lymphomas	22	832	34	605	+ 228
Poisonings	23	797	31	758	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	790	36	559	+ 231
Cervical Cancer	25	768	28	883	- 115
Tuberculosis	26	711	4	10,261	- 9,550
Congenital Anomalies	27	688	15	3,410	- 2,722
HIV/AIDS	28	684	33	610	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	29	656	61	149	+ 507
Drownings	30	649	25	1,272	- 623
Violence	31	602	29	828	- 226
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	590	32	647	- 57
Falls	33	540	37	548	- 8
Leukemia	34	507	35	562	- 55
Ovary Cancer	35	446	50	295	+ 151
Skin Cancers	36	436	57	164	+ 272
Uterin Cancer	37	389	64	78	+ 311
Oesophagus Cancer	38	381	40	516	- 136
Low Birth Weight	39	325	8	6,250	- 5,925
Fires	40	253	30	810	- 557
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	247	41	446	- 199
Other Neoplasms	42	235	70	12	+ 223
Drug Use	43	213	65	54	+ 158
Epilepsy	44	166	43	419	- 253
Skin Disease	45	161	58	151	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	46	145	44	406	- 261
Birth Trauma	47	133	5	9,573	- 9,440
Asthma	48	95	23	1,878	- 1,783
Meningitis	49	60	9	5,381	- 5,321
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	44	84	0	+ 44
Appendicitis	51	36	55	188	- 152
Multiple Sclerosis	52	34	71	8	+ 26
Oral conditions	53	27	86	0	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	54	26	12	4,127	- 4,101
Parkinson's Disease	55	22	56	184	- 162
Osteoarthritis	56	21	85	0	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	20	66	35	- 15
Hepatitis B	58	16	48	315	- 299
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	13	2	15,363	- 15,350
Encephalitis	60	9	63	91	- 81
Otitis Media	61	9	68	32	- 23
Upper Respiratory	62	9	47	326	- 317
Hepatitis C	63	5	67	34	- 29
Malnutrition	64	4	10	4,825	- 4,821
Schizophrenia	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Anemia	66	3	83	0	+ 3
War	67	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Syphilis	68	1	45	378	- 376
Measles	69	0	3	11,576	- 11,575
Pertussis	70	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 150
Tetanus	72	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Chlamydia	73	0	72	5	- 5
Ascariasis	74	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.