ZIMBABWE VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,097	3	8,493	+ 59,604
Stroke	2	28,006	5	5,126	+ 22,880
Liver Disease	3	13,668	17	1,941	+ 11,727
Hypertension	4	10,897	24	1,146	+ 9,751
Lung Cancers	5	5,387	43	286	+ 5,101
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,964	2	10,779	- 5,815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,908	40	505	+ 4,403
Other Injuries	8	3,678	20	1,656	+ 2,022
Lung Disease	9	3,582	23	1,163	+ 2,419
Suicide	10	2,826	13	2,069	+ 758
Breast Cancer	11	2,820	28	839	+ 1,981
Stomach Cancer	12	2,467	33	559	+ 1,908
Liver Cancer	13	2,450	38	510	+ 1,940
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,268	25	1,047	+ 1,221
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,035	47	217	+ 1,818
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,938	9	3,344	- 1,406
Oral Cancer	17	1,787	49	208	+ 1,580
Kidney Disease	18	1,463	12	2,214	- 751
Prostate Cancer	19	1,406	32	628	+ 778
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,397	4	6,037	- 4,641
Alcohol	21	1,111	61	48	+ 1,063
Lymphomas	22	1,097	26	960	+ 137
Poisonings	23	1,051	37	515	+ 535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,041	35	548	+ 493
Cervical Cancer	25	1,012	14	2,023	- 1,011
Tuberculosis	26	937	16	1,999	- 1,062
Congenital Anomalies	27	907	11	2,217	- 1,311
HIV/AIDS	28	901	1	19,988	- 19,087
Bladder Cancer	29	864	54	125	+ 740
Drownings	30	855	27	956	- 101
Violence	31	793	18	1,916	- 1,123
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	777	31	768	+ 10
Falls	33	712	41	465	+ 247
Leukemia	34	668	45	244	+ 424
Ovary Cancer	35	588	51	173	+ 414
Skin Cancers	36	574	44	264	+ 310
Uterin Cancer	37	513	50	182	+ 331
Oesophagus Cancer	38	501	29	801	- 300
Low Birth Weight	39	429	7	4,038	- 3,609
Fires	40	334	30	793	- 459
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	326	36	542	- 216
Other Neoplasms	42	310	62	37	+ 272
Drug Use	43	280	48	213	+ 67
Epilepsy	44	219	39	508	- 289
Skin Disease	45	212	52	173	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	46	191	34	553	- 362
Birth Trauma	47	176	8	3,405	- 3,230
Asthma	48	125	21	1,531	- 1,405
Meningitis	49	79	22	1,325	- 1,246
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	57	80	0	+ 57
Appendicitis	51	47	58	66	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	52	44	67	14	+ 30
Oral conditions	53	36	82	0	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	54	34	19	1,749	- 1,715
Parkinson's Disease	55	29	46	226	- 197
Osteoarthritis	56	28	81	0	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	26	64	26	- 0
Hepatitis B	58	20	60	57	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	17	6	4,595	- 4,578
Encephalitis	60	12	56	117	- 105
Otitis Media	61	12	68	3	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	12	59	65	- 53
Hepatitis C	63	7	66	14	- 7
Malnutrition	64	5	10	2,396	- 2,391
Schizophrenia	65	4	86	0	+ 4
Anemia	66	3	84	0	+ 3
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Syphilis	68	2	55	124	- 123
Measles	69	0	63	30	- 30
Pertussis	70	0	42	419	- 419
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	57	102	- 102
Chlamydia	73	0	69	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	84	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Moldova

Zimbabwe

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.