MOLDOVA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,553	1	14,292	- 10,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,114	32	163	+ 1,951
Stroke	3	1,659	2	5,878	- 4,219
Lung Cancers	4	1,307	5	1,131	+ 176
Lung Disease	5	1,266	9	752	+ 514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,042	7	1,030	+ 12
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	642	6	1,042	- 400
Diabetes Mellitus	8	536	16	407	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	9	515	19	295	+ 220
Breast Cancer	10	514	11	592	- 78
Falls	11	437	33	149	+ 288
Skin Cancers	12	426	36	121	+ 306
Lymphomas	13	424	22	230	+ 194
Pancreas Cancer	14	379	15	427	- 49
Suicide	15	368	10	593	- 225
Road Traffic Accidents	16	319	20	293	+ 26
Kidney Disease	17	301	18	307	- 6
Leukemia	18	273	34	140	+ 133
Parkinson's Disease	19	246	55	6	+ 240
Hypertension	20	228	4	2,287	- 2,059
Endocrine Disorders	21	226	46	40	+ 186
Stomach Cancer	22	225	12	518	- 293
Inflammatory/Heart	23	218	14	476	- 258
Liver Cancer	24	201	13	514	- 313
Oesophagus Cancer	25	195	38	105	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	26	186	29	181	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	27	171	42	65	+ 106
Other Injuries	28	152	8	772	- 620
Ovary Cancer	29	144	35	123	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	30	122	27	190	- 68
Oral Cancer	31	114	17	375	- 261
Liver Disease	32	110	3	2,869	- 2,759
Uterin Cancer	33	101	37	108	- 7
Skin Disease	34	82	45	45	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	79	41	68	+ 10
Asthma	36	63	48	26	+ 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	56	59	4	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	38	55	39	90	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	49	24	219	- 170
Drug Use	40	48	43	59	- 11
Cervical Cancer	41	42	25	212	- 170
Violence	42	40	31	167	- 127
Epilepsy	43	38	44	46	- 8
Drownings	44	38	30	179	- 141
Alcohol	45	36	21	233	- 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	33	57	5	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	47	30	52	9	+ 21
Hepatitis C	48	21	63	1	+ 19
Osteoarthritis	49	17	56	6	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	15	50	12	+ 3
Anemia	51	12	66	1	+ 11
Tuberculosis	52	12	26	197	- 185
Fires	53	12	40	70	- 58
Birth Trauma	54	10	47	37	- 27
Malnutrition	55	10	64	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	10	58	4	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	57	7	28	189	- 182
Poisonings	58	6	23	220	- 214
Meningitis	59	6	49	17	- 10
Schizophrenia	60	6	65	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	61	5	53	8	- 2
Appendicitis	62	4	51	10	- 6
Maternal Conditions	63	3	54	7	- 4
Upper Respiratory	64	3	62	2	+ 0
Pertussis	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	0	60	3	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	61	2	- 2
War	68	0	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.