MOLDOVA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,938	1	14,292	- 12,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,842	6	1,042	+ 800
Stroke	3	1,769	2	5,878	- 4,109
Lung Cancers	4	1,403	5	1,131	+ 272
Suicide	5	1,012	10	593	+ 418
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	839	32	163	+ 676
Liver Cancer	7	801	13	514	+ 287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	704	7	1,030	- 326
Kidney Disease	9	699	18	307	+ 392
Stomach Cancer	10	596	12	518	+ 78
Lung Disease	11	589	9	752	- 163
Pancreas Cancer	12	483	15	427	+ 56
Diabetes Mellitus	13	471	16	407	+ 64
Liver Disease	14	439	3	2,869	- 2,430
Road Traffic Accidents	15	304	20	293	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	16	273	55	6	+ 267
Hypertension	17	256	4	2,287	- 2,031
Other Injuries	18	251	8	772	- 521
Lymphomas	19	240	22	230	+ 10
Falls	20	203	33	149	+ 53
Breast Cancer	21	199	11	592	- 393
Prostate Cancer	22	160	19	295	- 135
Leukemia	23	148	34	140	+ 8
Tuberculosis	24	135	26	197	- 62
Endocrine Disorders	25	131	46	40	+ 91
Other Neoplasms	26	125	42	65	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	27	122	29	181	- 59
Oesophagus Cancer	28	120	38	105	+ 14
Oral Cancer	29	101	17	375	- 274
Ovary Cancer	30	92	35	123	- 31
Inflammatory/Heart	31	92	14	476	- 384
Asthma	32	80	48	26	+ 53
Alcohol	33	75	21	233	- 159
Cervical Cancer	34	74	25	212	- 139
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	64	59	4	+ 61
Skin Disease	36	49	45	45	+ 4
Skin Cancers	37	40	36	121	- 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	37	24	219	- 181
Hepatitis B	39	36	58	4	+ 32
Epilepsy	40	36	44	46	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	41	36	27	190	- 155
Drownings	42	35	30	179	- 145
Uterin Cancer	43	29	37	108	- 79
Violence	44	27	31	167	- 140
Low Birth Weight	45	26	39	90	- 64
Anemia	46	23	66	1	+ 22
Fires	47	18	40	70	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	15	41	68	- 53
Hepatitis C	49	12	63	1	+ 10
Drug Use	50	11	43	59	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	10	57	5	+ 5
Poisonings	52	8	23	220	- 213
Malnutrition	53	6	64	1	+ 5
Birth Trauma	54	6	47	37	- 31
HIV/AIDS	55	6	28	189	- 183
Schizophrenia	56	5	65	1	+ 5
Appendicitis	57	4	51	10	- 6
Meningitis	58	4	49	17	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	3	50	12	- 9
Osteoarthritis	60	3	56	6	- 3
Maternal Conditions	61	2	54	7	- 5
Syphilis	62	2	68	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	62	2	- 1
Oral conditions	64	1	53	8	- 6
Encephalitis	65	1	60	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	52	9	- 9
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	61	2	- 2
Malaria	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

South Korea

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.