USA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,357,802	1	504,904	+ 852,898
Stroke	2	558,408	4	158,520	+ 399,888
Liver Disease	3	272,535	16	43,402	+ 229,132
Hypertension	4	217,279	8	65,960	+ 151,318
Lung Cancers	5	107,413	5	155,533	- 48,119
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	98,984	11	60,317	+ 38,666
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	97,853	9	61,827	+ 36,026
Other Injuries	8	73,332	25	25,997	+ 47,335
Lung Disease	9	71,428	3	195,387	- 123,959
Suicide	10	56,356	12	53,099	+ 3,257
Breast Cancer	11	56,237	13	48,671	+ 7,566
Stomach Cancer	12	49,187	33	13,077	+ 36,110
Liver Cancer	13	48,849	23	27,064	+ 21,785
Inflammatory/Heart	14	45,225	22	32,529	+ 12,696
Pancreas Cancer	15	40,576	15	44,293	- 3,717
Diabetes Mellitus	16	38,636	10	61,418	- 22,782
Oral Cancer	17	35,637	35	11,555	+ 24,082
Kidney Disease	18	29,162	6	85,861	- 56,699
Prostate Cancer	19	28,042	20	35,612	- 7,570
Road Traffic Accidents	20	27,852	17	41,694	- 13,842
Alcohol	21	22,159	30	14,659	+ 7,499
Lymphomas	22	21,865	19	40,281	- 18,415
Poisonings	23	20,947	53	1,674	+ 19,273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	20,761	48	3,461	+ 17,300
Cervical Cancer	25	20,185	38	6,984	+ 13,200
Tuberculosis	26	18,680	62	546	+ 18,134
Congenital Anomalies	27	18,080	34	11,762	+ 6,318
HIV/AIDS	28	17,960	42	5,660	+ 12,300
Bladder Cancer	29	17,234	26	19,622	- 2,388
Drownings	30	17,040	45	4,070	+ 12,970
Violence	31	15,821	27	18,976	- 3,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	15,498	2	287,198	- 271,700
Falls	33	14,188	18	40,418	- 26,229
Leukemia	34	13,310	24	26,966	- 13,655
Ovary Cancer	35	11,714	31	14,591	- 2,877
Skin Cancers	36	11,452	32	14,311	- 2,859
Uterin Cancer	37	10,220	36	10,063	+ 157
Oesophagus Cancer	38	9,999	28	17,829	- 7,830
Low Birth Weight	39	8,546	39	6,924	+ 1,622
Fires	40	6,651	49	3,183	+ 3,468
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	6,499	47	3,646	+ 2,853
Other Neoplasms	42	6,172	29	17,743	- 11,571
Drug Use	43	5,584	7	74,435	- 68,850
Epilepsy	44	4,357	50	3,162	+ 1,195
Skin Disease	45	4,235	43	5,409	- 1,174
Endocrine Disorders	46	3,814	14	46,985	- 43,171
Birth Trauma	47	3,504	54	1,233	+ 2,271
Asthma	48	2,499	46	3,818	- 1,320
Meningitis	49	1,574	60	606	+ 968
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	1,145	58	678	+ 467
Appendicitis	51	942	63	424	+ 517
Multiple Sclerosis	52	887	44	5,059	- 4,172
Oral conditions	53	719	64	286	+ 433
Maternal Conditions	54	676	56	779	- 103
Parkinson's Disease	55	573	21	34,491	- 33,918
Osteoarthritis	56	549	61	579	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	517	52	2,461	- 1,943
Hepatitis B	58	409	59	608	- 199
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	337	37	9,955	- 9,617
Encephalitis	60	244	68	25	+ 218
Otitis Media	61	234	67	34	+ 200
Upper Respiratory	62	233	65	229	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	142	41	5,684	- 5,542
Malnutrition	64	101	40	6,762	- 6,661
Schizophrenia	65	72	57	723	- 650
Anemia	66	69	51	3,115	- 3,046
War	67	49	55	1,198	- 1,149
Syphilis	68	36	66	49	- 13
Measles	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Pertussis	70	1	69	16	- 15
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Moldova

United States

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.