MOLDOVA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,760	28	189	+ 3,571
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,880	6	1,042	+ 838
Tuberculosis	3	1,818	26	197	+ 1,622
Stroke	4	1,711	2	5,878	- 4,167
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,567	1	14,292	- 12,725
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,115	20	293	+ 822
Diabetes Mellitus	7	930	16	407	+ 523
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	828	59	4	+ 824
Low Birth Weight	9	662	39	90	+ 572
Lung Disease	10	592	9	752	- 160
Violence	11	577	31	167	+ 411
Hypertension	12	549	4	2,287	- 1,738
Birth Trauma	13	442	47	37	+ 405
Liver Disease	14	431	3	2,869	- 2,438
Kidney Disease	15	413	18	307	+ 106
Congenital Anomalies	16	364	27	190	+ 173
Suicide	17	312	10	593	- 282
Malnutrition	18	287	64	1	+ 286
Other Injuries	19	265	8	772	- 507
Asthma	20	257	48	26	+ 231
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	225	32	163	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	22	208	14	476	- 268
Cervical Cancer	23	170	25	212	- 42
Breast Cancer	24	156	11	592	- 436
Maternal Conditions	25	141	54	7	+ 134
Drownings	26	141	30	179	- 39
Meningitis	27	140	49	17	+ 123
Fires	28	140	40	70	+ 70
Skin Cancers	29	138	36	121	+ 18
Oral Cancer	30	128	17	375	- 247
Prostate Cancer	31	121	19	295	- 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	97	24	219	- 121
Endocrine Disorders	33	94	46	40	+ 53
Falls	34	80	33	149	- 70
Lung Cancers	35	75	5	1,131	- 1,055
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	70	7	1,030	- 960
Pertussis	37	70	70	0	+ 70
Epilepsy	38	63	44	46	+ 17
Poisonings	39	59	23	220	- 161
Lymphomas	40	59	22	230	- 171
Liver Cancer	41	58	13	514	- 456
Parkinson's Disease	42	56	55	6	+ 50
Syphilis	43	45	68	0	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	42	41	68	- 26
Stomach Cancer	45	42	12	518	- 476
Drug Use	46	41	43	59	- 18
Skin Disease	47	40	45	45	- 5
Alcohol	48	36	21	233	- 197
Leukemia	49	30	34	140	- 110
Ovary Cancer	50	30	35	123	- 93
Malaria	51	28	84	0	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	52	27	38	105	- 78
Pancreas Cancer	53	22	15	427	- 405
Bladder Cancer	54	20	29	181	- 161
Schistosomiasis	55	18	80	0	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	56	15	37	108	- 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	12	57	5	+ 7
Appendicitis	58	11	51	10	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	10	60	3	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	60	10	42	65	- 55
Upper Respiratory	61	8	62	2	+ 6
Tetanus	62	8	72	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	6	58	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	52	9	- 6
Measles	65	3	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	63	1	- 1
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	61	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	53	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	50	12	- 12
Anemia	83	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Namibia

Moldova

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.