MOLDOVA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,152	6	1,042	+ 2,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,200	59	4	+ 2,197
Tuberculosis	3	1,936	26	197	+ 1,739
Malaria	4	1,535	84	0	+ 1,535
Birth Trauma	5	1,523	47	37	+ 1,486
Low Birth Weight	6	1,459	39	90	+ 1,369
Coronary Heart Disease	7	933	1	14,292	- 13,359
Stroke	8	878	2	5,878	- 5,000
Congenital Anomalies	9	756	27	190	+ 565
HIV/AIDS	10	671	28	189	+ 482
Meningitis	11	664	49	17	+ 647
Road Traffic Accidents	12	634	20	293	+ 341
Liver Disease	13	583	3	2,869	- 2,286
Measles	14	448	69	0	+ 448
Maternal Conditions	15	358	54	7	+ 351
Pertussis	16	354	70	0	+ 354
Other Injuries	17	345	8	772	- 427
Diabetes Mellitus	18	342	16	407	- 65
Violence	19	280	31	167	+ 113
Kidney Disease	20	277	18	307	- 30
Endocrine Disorders	21	240	46	40	+ 200
Lung Disease	22	191	9	752	- 561
Breast Cancer	23	181	11	592	- 411
Hypertension	24	163	4	2,287	- 2,125
Cervical Cancer	25	161	25	212	- 52
Tetanus	26	127	72	0	+ 127
Asthma	27	125	48	26	+ 98
Falls	28	114	33	149	- 35
Fires	29	108	40	70	+ 38
Suicide	30	107	10	593	- 486
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	103	32	163	- 60
Drownings	32	100	30	179	- 79
Poisonings	33	100	23	220	- 121
Drug Use	34	95	43	59	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	35	90	19	295	- 205
Malnutrition	36	90	64	1	+ 89
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	89	24	219	- 130
Syphilis	38	83	68	0	+ 82
Liver Cancer	39	80	13	514	- 434
Lymphomas	40	79	22	230	- 151
Epilepsy	41	76	44	46	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	42	73	14	476	- 403
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	63	7	1,030	- 967
Diphtheria	44	58	71	0	+ 58
War	45	49	67	1	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	46	38	55	6	+ 32
Leukemia	47	34	34	140	- 106
Oral Cancer	48	34	17	375	- 341
Ovary Cancer	49	32	35	123	- 91
Stomach Cancer	50	32	12	518	- 485
Pancreas Cancer	51	30	15	427	- 397
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	30	41	68	- 39
Skin Cancers	53	29	36	121	- 91
Schistosomiasis	54	23	80	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	55	23	58	4	+ 18
Skin Disease	56	22	45	45	- 22
Lung Cancers	57	20	5	1,131	- 1,111
Alcohol	58	16	21	233	- 218
Encephalitis	59	14	60	3	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	12	51	10	+ 2
Ascariasis	61	10	74	0	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	62	10	37	108	- 97
Bladder Cancer	63	10	29	181	- 171
Oesophagus Cancer	64	9	38	105	- 97
Hepatitis C	65	5	63	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	4	42	65	- 61
Upper Respiratory	67	4	62	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	52	9	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	3	57	5	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	61	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	1	- 1
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	85	0	56	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Nigeria

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.