ZAMBIA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,585	10	4,432	+ 78,153
Stroke	2	33,964	3	7,948	+ 26,016
Liver Disease	3	16,576	9	4,501	+ 12,076
Hypertension	4	13,215	13	2,616	+ 10,599
Lung Cancers	5	6,533	41	226	+ 6,307
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,020	2	9,517	- 3,496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,952	43	203	+ 5,749
Other Injuries	8	4,460	19	1,729	+ 2,732
Lung Disease	9	4,344	21	1,273	+ 3,072
Suicide	10	3,428	20	1,303	+ 2,125
Breast Cancer	11	3,420	35	366	+ 3,055
Stomach Cancer	12	2,992	42	206	+ 2,785
Liver Cancer	13	2,971	46	177	+ 2,794
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,751	33	501	+ 2,249
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,468	62	42	+ 2,426
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,350	14	2,395	- 45
Oral Cancer	17	2,168	48	155	+ 2,012
Kidney Disease	18	1,774	18	1,760	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	19	1,706	30	561	+ 1,144
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,694	11	3,654	- 1,960
Alcohol	21	1,348	49	140	+ 1,208
Lymphomas	22	1,330	31	548	+ 782
Poisonings	23	1,274	34	456	+ 818
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,263	40	246	+ 1,017
Cervical Cancer	25	1,228	17	1,799	- 571
Tuberculosis	26	1,136	6	5,941	- 4,805
Congenital Anomalies	27	1,100	12	3,146	- 2,046
HIV/AIDS	28	1,092	1	17,234	- 16,142
Bladder Cancer	29	1,048	50	132	+ 917
Drownings	30	1,036	27	689	+ 348
Violence	31	962	23	1,153	- 191
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	943	29	590	+ 353
Falls	33	863	28	596	+ 267
Leukemia	34	810	39	261	+ 548
Ovary Cancer	35	712	57	82	+ 630
Skin Cancers	36	697	54	108	+ 589
Uterin Cancer	37	622	64	30	+ 592
Oesophagus Cancer	38	608	36	359	+ 250
Low Birth Weight	39	520	8	4,857	- 4,337
Fires	40	405	32	546	- 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	395	45	190	+ 206
Other Neoplasms	42	375	65	20	+ 356
Drug Use	43	340	53	122	+ 217
Epilepsy	44	265	38	332	- 67
Skin Disease	45	258	52	126	+ 132
Endocrine Disorders	46	232	37	354	- 122
Birth Trauma	47	213	7	5,062	- 4,848
Asthma	48	152	26	741	- 589
Meningitis	49	96	16	1,976	- 1,880
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	70	84	0	+ 70
Appendicitis	51	57	56	84	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	52	54	67	13	+ 40
Oral conditions	53	44	86	0	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	54	41	22	1,188	- 1,147
Parkinson's Disease	55	35	47	164	- 129
Osteoarthritis	56	33	85	0	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	31	63	30	+ 2
Hepatitis B	58	25	55	104	- 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	21	5	6,275	- 6,255
Encephalitis	60	15	59	70	- 55
Otitis Media	61	14	70	5	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	14	60	68	- 54
Hepatitis C	63	9	66	18	- 9
Malnutrition	64	6	15	2,303	- 2,296
Schizophrenia	65	4	81	0	+ 4
Anemia	66	4	83	0	+ 4
War	67	3	69	6	- 3
Syphilis	68	2	24	885	- 883
Measles	69	0	61	48	- 48
Pertussis	70	0	25	743	- 743
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	44	190	- 190
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	84	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.