SOUTH AFRICA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	239,994	3	32,739	+ 207,255
Stroke	2	98,700	4	30,693	+ 68,006
Liver Disease	3	48,171	14	9,013	+ 39,158
Hypertension	4	38,404	12	12,789	+ 25,616
Lung Cancers	5	18,985	15	7,705	+ 11,280
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,496	2	39,341	- 21,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,296	28	3,587	+ 13,709
Other Injuries	8	12,962	17	6,014	+ 6,948
Lung Disease	9	12,625	13	11,895	+ 730
Suicide	10	9,961	10	13,774	- 3,813
Breast Cancer	11	9,940	23	4,533	+ 5,407
Stomach Cancer	12	8,694	39	1,535	+ 7,159
Liver Cancer	13	8,634	33	2,383	+ 6,251
Inflammatory/Heart	14	7,994	21	5,408	+ 2,585
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,172	35	2,007	+ 5,165
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,829	5	30,188	- 23,359
Oral Cancer	17	6,299	41	1,406	+ 4,893
Kidney Disease	18	5,154	9	15,302	- 10,147
Prostate Cancer	19	4,956	24	4,374	+ 583
Road Traffic Accidents	20	4,923	11	13,014	- 8,091
Alcohol	21	3,917	49	987	+ 2,930
Lymphomas	22	3,865	31	2,818	+ 1,047
Poisonings	23	3,702	50	975	+ 2,727
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	3,670	36	1,894	+ 1,776
Cervical Cancer	25	3,568	20	5,555	- 1,988
Tuberculosis	26	3,302	6	21,965	- 18,664
Congenital Anomalies	27	3,196	25	4,351	- 1,155
HIV/AIDS	28	3,175	1	71,996	- 68,821
Bladder Cancer	29	3,046	52	829	+ 2,217
Drownings	30	3,012	32	2,403	+ 609
Violence	31	2,796	7	21,000	- 18,203
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,739	22	4,676	- 1,937
Falls	33	2,508	42	1,399	+ 1,109
Leukemia	34	2,353	40	1,464	+ 889
Ovary Cancer	35	2,071	51	951	+ 1,120
Skin Cancers	36	2,024	48	993	+ 1,031
Uterin Cancer	37	1,806	54	512	+ 1,294
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,767	29	3,486	- 1,718
Low Birth Weight	39	1,510	16	6,250	- 4,740
Fires	40	1,176	27	3,618	- 2,442
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,149	47	1,015	+ 134
Other Neoplasms	42	1,091	58	267	+ 824
Drug Use	43	987	53	770	+ 217
Epilepsy	44	770	37	1,870	- 1,100
Skin Disease	45	749	45	1,101	- 353
Endocrine Disorders	46	674	19	5,890	- 5,216
Birth Trauma	47	619	30	3,004	- 2,384
Asthma	48	442	18	5,966	- 5,524
Meningitis	49	278	26	3,660	- 3,382
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	202	86	0	+ 202
Appendicitis	51	166	56	274	- 107
Multiple Sclerosis	52	157	62	113	+ 44
Oral conditions	53	127	84	0	+ 127
Maternal Conditions	54	119	38	1,700	- 1,580
Parkinson's Disease	55	101	46	1,077	- 976
Osteoarthritis	56	97	85	0	+ 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	91	55	376	- 284
Hepatitis B	58	72	61	139	- 67
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	60	8	15,843	- 15,784
Encephalitis	60	43	59	234	- 191
Otitis Media	61	41	67	19	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	62	41	60	223	- 182
Hepatitis C	63	25	70	8	+ 17
Malnutrition	64	18	34	2,381	- 2,363
Schizophrenia	65	13	80	0	+ 13
Anemia	66	12	82	0	+ 12
War	67	9	64	66	- 57
Syphilis	68	6	44	1,130	- 1,123
Measles	69	0	57	270	- 270
Pertussis	70	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	72	0	65	38	- 38
Chlamydia	73	0	68	18	- 18
Ascariasis	74	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	63	83	- 83
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Moldova

South Africa

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.