MOLDOVA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,541	1	14,292	- 9,751
Stroke	2	4,351	2	5,878	- 1,526
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	2,536	32	163	+ 2,373
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,416	6	1,042	+ 1,374
Lung Cancers	5	1,554	5	1,131	+ 423
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,548	7	1,030	+ 518
Lung Disease	7	1,511	9	752	+ 760
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,270	16	407	+ 863
Kidney Disease	9	989	18	307	+ 682
Stomach Cancer	10	893	12	518	+ 375
Prostate Cancer	11	749	19	295	+ 454
Breast Cancer	12	704	11	592	+ 112
Other Injuries	13	683	8	772	- 89
Hypertension	14	663	4	2,287	- 1,624
Pancreas Cancer	15	589	15	427	+ 162
Lymphomas	16	567	22	230	+ 337
Endocrine Disorders	17	545	46	40	+ 505
Liver Cancer	18	448	13	514	- 66
Suicide	19	413	10	593	- 180
Bladder Cancer	20	413	29	181	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	21	402	55	6	+ 396
Liver Disease	22	397	3	2,869	- 2,472
Falls	23	364	33	149	+ 215
Leukemia	24	358	34	140	+ 218
Oral Cancer	25	322	17	375	- 53
Inflammatory/Heart	26	320	14	476	- 156
Road Traffic Accidents	27	296	20	293	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	28	230	42	65	+ 165
Oesophagus Cancer	29	220	38	105	+ 114
Skin Cancers	30	185	36	121	+ 64
Epilepsy	31	146	44	46	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	32	143	37	108	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	33	140	35	123	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	34	116	25	212	- 97
HIV/AIDS	35	113	28	189	- 76
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	81	59	4	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	81	24	219	- 138
Tuberculosis	38	75	26	197	- 122
Skin Disease	39	71	45	45	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	40	69	27	190	- 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	60	41	68	- 9
Anemia	42	53	66	1	+ 52
Asthma	43	52	48	26	+ 25
Drug Use	44	45	43	59	- 14
Alcohol	45	39	21	233	- 194
Fires	46	38	40	70	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	35	57	5	+ 29
Violence	48	34	31	167	- 133
Hepatitis C	49	31	63	1	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	29	50	12	+ 17
Drownings	51	28	30	179	- 151
Low Birth Weight	52	28	39	90	- 62
Malnutrition	53	28	64	1	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	54	20	52	9	+ 10
Schizophrenia	55	17	65	1	+ 17
Meningitis	56	15	49	17	- 2
Poisonings	57	10	23	220	- 210
Osteoarthritis	58	10	56	6	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	9	58	4	+ 5
Birth Trauma	60	8	47	37	- 28
Appendicitis	61	7	51	10	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	5	62	2	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	3	54	7	- 5
Syphilis	64	1	68	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	65	1	53	8	- 7
Otitis Media	66	1	61	2	- 2
Encephalitis	67	0	60	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	68	0	82	0	+ 0
War	69	0	67	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Portugal

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.