SOUTH KOREA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	206,796	1	28,043	+ 178,754
Stroke	2	85,047	3	25,596	+ 59,451
Liver Disease	3	41,508	14	6,348	+ 35,159
Hypertension	4	33,092	17	3,711	+ 29,381
Lung Cancers	5	16,359	4	20,293	- 3,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,075	2	26,650	- 11,574
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,903	8	10,180	+ 4,723
Other Injuries	8	11,169	18	3,634	+ 7,535
Lung Disease	9	10,879	11	8,526	+ 2,352
Suicide	10	8,583	5	14,636	- 6,052
Breast Cancer	11	8,565	21	2,880	+ 5,685
Stomach Cancer	12	7,491	10	8,625	- 1,134
Liver Cancer	13	7,440	7	11,589	- 4,149
Inflammatory/Heart	14	6,888	31	1,325	+ 5,563
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,180	12	6,994	- 814
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,884	13	6,812	- 927
Oral Cancer	17	5,428	29	1,457	+ 3,970
Kidney Disease	18	4,441	9	10,107	- 5,666
Prostate Cancer	19	4,271	22	2,316	+ 1,955
Road Traffic Accidents	20	4,242	15	4,399	- 157
Alcohol	21	3,375	33	1,081	+ 2,294
Lymphomas	22	3,330	19	3,477	- 147
Poisonings	23	3,190	52	115	+ 3,075
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	3,162	38	540	+ 2,622
Cervical Cancer	25	3,074	34	1,065	+ 2,009
Tuberculosis	26	2,845	24	1,950	+ 895
Congenital Anomalies	27	2,754	41	518	+ 2,236
HIV/AIDS	28	2,735	55	84	+ 2,651
Bladder Cancer	29	2,625	27	1,768	+ 857
Drownings	30	2,595	42	501	+ 2,094
Violence	31	2,410	44	386	+ 2,023
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,360	6	12,145	- 9,785
Falls	33	2,161	20	2,934	- 773
Leukemia	34	2,027	23	2,140	- 113
Ovary Cancer	35	1,784	30	1,330	+ 454
Skin Cancers	36	1,744	37	585	+ 1,160
Uterin Cancer	37	1,557	43	420	+ 1,137
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,523	28	1,733	- 210
Low Birth Weight	39	1,302	45	370	+ 931
Fires	40	1,013	47	263	+ 750
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	990	48	224	+ 766
Other Neoplasms	42	940	26	1,807	- 867
Drug Use	43	851	50	154	+ 696
Epilepsy	44	664	40	524	+ 139
Skin Disease	45	645	36	704	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	46	581	25	1,891	- 1,310
Birth Trauma	47	534	54	88	+ 446
Asthma	48	381	32	1,150	- 770
Meningitis	49	240	58	51	+ 189
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	174	59	49	+ 125
Appendicitis	51	143	57	54	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	52	135	66	11	+ 124
Oral conditions	53	109	64	21	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	54	103	61	34	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	55	87	16	3,951	- 3,864
Osteoarthritis	56	84	60	41	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	79	51	150	- 71
Hepatitis B	58	62	39	526	- 464
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	51	35	929	- 877
Encephalitis	60	37	65	19	+ 18
Otitis Media	61	36	70	5	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	62	35	63	26	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	22	49	168	- 146
Malnutrition	64	15	53	88	- 73
Schizophrenia	65	11	56	77	- 66
Anemia	66	10	46	329	- 319
War	67	7	68	5	+ 3
Syphilis	68	6	62	27	- 21
Measles	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	5	- 5
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Moldova

South Korea

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.