MOLDOVA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,935	1	14,292	- 10,358
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,223	32	163	+ 3,060
Stroke	3	2,208	2	5,878	- 3,670
Lung Cancers	4	1,685	5	1,131	+ 554
Lung Disease	5	1,441	9	752	+ 689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,291	7	1,030	+ 261
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,044	6	1,042	+ 2
Kidney Disease	8	740	18	307	+ 433
Hypertension	9	694	4	2,287	- 1,593
Diabetes Mellitus	10	592	16	407	+ 185
Breast Cancer	11	538	11	592	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	12	514	15	427	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	13	489	19	295	+ 194
Stomach Cancer	14	441	12	518	- 76
Other Injuries	15	421	8	772	- 350
Lymphomas	16	406	22	230	+ 176
Bladder Cancer	17	398	29	181	+ 216
Liver Cancer	18	388	13	514	- 126
Inflammatory/Heart	19	379	14	476	- 97
Parkinson's Disease	20	376	55	6	+ 370
Endocrine Disorders	21	370	46	40	+ 330
Other Neoplasms	22	361	42	65	+ 296
Liver Disease	23	322	3	2,869	- 2,547
Leukemia	24	287	34	140	+ 147
Suicide	25	275	10	593	- 318
Falls	26	247	33	149	+ 98
Oral Cancer	27	197	17	375	- 178
Ovary Cancer	28	154	35	123	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	29	153	38	105	+ 48
Skin Disease	30	140	45	45	+ 96
Road Traffic Accidents	31	139	20	293	- 154
Skin Cancers	32	137	36	121	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	123	41	68	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	34	123	37	108	+ 15
Asthma	35	86	48	26	+ 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	81	59	4	+ 77
Anemia	37	70	66	1	+ 69
Congenital Anomalies	38	66	27	190	- 125
Cervical Cancer	39	65	25	212	- 147
Epilepsy	40	63	44	46	+ 17
Drug Use	41	59	43	59	+ 0
Hepatitis C	42	50	63	1	+ 48
HIV/AIDS	43	41	28	189	- 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	36	24	219	- 182
Drownings	45	34	30	179	- 145
Alcohol	46	25	21	233	- 208
Malnutrition	47	23	64	1	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	22	57	5	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	49	22	52	9	+ 13
Tuberculosis	50	21	26	197	- 176
Violence	51	20	31	167	- 147
Low Birth Weight	52	19	39	90	- 71
Osteoarthritis	53	16	56	6	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	16	50	12	+ 4
Fires	55	14	40	70	- 56
Schizophrenia	56	14	65	1	+ 13
Poisonings	57	13	23	220	- 208
Hepatitis B	58	12	58	4	+ 8
Meningitis	59	10	49	17	- 7
Birth Trauma	60	9	47	37	- 28
Appendicitis	61	6	51	10	- 4
Upper Respiratory	62	4	62	2	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	3	53	8	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	7	- 6
Leishmaniasis	65	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	61	2	- 2
Syphilis	67	1	68	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	60	3	- 2
Chagas disease	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	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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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.