SRI LANKA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,284	1	26,304	+ 60,980
Stroke	2	35,896	6	6,805	+ 29,091
Liver Disease	3	17,519	17	1,303	+ 16,217
Hypertension	4	13,967	20	1,055	+ 12,912
Lung Cancers	5	6,905	12	1,775	+ 5,130
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,363	8	5,117	+ 1,246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,290	24	911	+ 5,379
Other Injuries	8	4,714	14	1,529	+ 3,185
Lung Disease	9	4,592	3	9,456	- 4,865
Suicide	10	3,623	10	2,977	+ 645
Breast Cancer	11	3,615	15	1,383	+ 2,232
Stomach Cancer	12	3,162	16	1,321	+ 1,841
Liver Cancer	13	3,140	19	1,090	+ 2,050
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,907	35	425	+ 2,482
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,608	43	214	+ 2,395
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,484	2	12,460	- 9,977
Oral Cancer	17	2,291	11	2,893	- 602
Kidney Disease	18	1,875	5	6,858	- 4,984
Prostate Cancer	19	1,803	30	507	+ 1,296
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,790	9	4,200	- 2,409
Alcohol	21	1,424	51	82	+ 1,342
Lymphomas	22	1,406	21	1,027	+ 378
Poisonings	23	1,347	49	93	+ 1,253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,335	56	38	+ 1,297
Cervical Cancer	25	1,298	26	762	+ 535
Tuberculosis	26	1,201	25	769	+ 432
Congenital Anomalies	27	1,162	22	989	+ 173
HIV/AIDS	28	1,155	55	39	+ 1,115
Bladder Cancer	29	1,108	34	432	+ 676
Drownings	30	1,095	27	731	+ 365
Violence	31	1,017	31	499	+ 518
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	996	4	6,939	- 5,942
Falls	33	912	23	964	- 52
Leukemia	34	856	18	1,155	- 299
Ovary Cancer	35	753	37	281	+ 472
Skin Cancers	36	736	52	58	+ 678
Uterin Cancer	37	657	42	218	+ 439
Oesophagus Cancer	38	643	13	1,544	- 901
Low Birth Weight	39	549	29	536	+ 13
Fires	40	428	41	239	+ 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	418	53	49	+ 368
Other Neoplasms	42	397	50	86	+ 311
Drug Use	43	359	40	257	+ 102
Epilepsy	44	280	39	269	+ 11
Skin Disease	45	272	36	293	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	46	245	32	462	- 217
Birth Trauma	47	225	44	193	+ 33
Asthma	48	161	7	6,471	- 6,310
Meningitis	49	101	46	146	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	74	70	2	+ 72
Appendicitis	51	61	64	5	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	52	57	69	2	+ 55
Oral conditions	53	46	68	3	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	54	43	48	96	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	55	37	45	168	- 131
Osteoarthritis	56	35	67	3	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	33	60	11	+ 22
Hepatitis B	58	26	62	6	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	22	28	605	- 583
Encephalitis	60	16	61	10	+ 5
Otitis Media	61	15	76	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	15	66	5	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	9	75	0	+ 9
Malnutrition	64	6	54	43	- 37
Schizophrenia	65	5	65	5	- 0
Anemia	66	4	33	445	- 441
War	67	3	38	280	- 277
Syphilis	68	2	58	15	- 12
Measles	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	59	15	- 15
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	57	27	- 27
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Moldova

Sri Lanka

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.