MOLDOVA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,315	1	14,292	- 8,978
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,023	32	163	+ 2,860
Lung Disease	3	2,057	9	752	+ 1,305
Stroke	4	1,669	2	5,878	- 4,209
Lung Cancers	5	1,637	5	1,131	+ 507
Kidney Disease	6	904	18	307	+ 597
Drug Use	7	784	43	59	+ 725
Hypertension	8	694	4	2,287	- 1,593
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	651	7	1,030	- 379
Diabetes Mellitus	10	646	16	407	+ 240
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	635	6	1,042	- 407
Suicide	12	559	10	593	- 34
Breast Cancer	13	512	11	592	- 80
Endocrine Disorders	14	495	46	40	+ 454
Pancreas Cancer	15	466	15	427	+ 39
Liver Disease	16	457	3	2,869	- 2,412
Road Traffic Accidents	17	439	20	293	+ 146
Falls	18	425	33	149	+ 276
Lymphomas	19	424	22	230	+ 194
Prostate Cancer	20	375	19	295	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	21	363	55	6	+ 357
Inflammatory/Heart	22	342	14	476	- 134
Liver Cancer	23	285	13	514	- 229
Leukemia	24	284	34	140	+ 144
Other Injuries	25	274	8	772	- 498
Bladder Cancer	26	207	29	181	+ 25
Violence	27	200	31	167	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	28	188	38	105	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	29	187	42	65	+ 122
Alcohol	30	154	21	233	- 79
Ovary Cancer	31	154	35	123	+ 30
Skin Cancers	32	151	36	121	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	33	138	12	518	- 380
Congenital Anomalies	34	124	27	190	- 67
Oral Cancer	35	122	17	375	- 253
Uterin Cancer	36	106	37	108	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	105	59	4	+ 101
Cervical Cancer	38	74	25	212	- 139
Low Birth Weight	39	73	39	90	- 17
Malnutrition	40	71	64	1	+ 70
Hepatitis C	41	60	63	1	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	42	60	28	189	- 129
Skin Disease	43	57	45	45	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	44	53	52	9	+ 44
Drownings	45	43	30	179	- 137
Asthma	46	40	48	26	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	38	41	68	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	36	24	219	- 182
Fires	49	34	40	70	- 37
Epilepsy	50	33	44	46	- 13
Anemia	51	33	66	1	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	26	57	5	+ 20
Poisonings	53	18	23	220	- 203
Birth Trauma	54	13	47	37	- 24
War	55	13	67	1	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	56	8	54	7	+ 1
Schizophrenia	57	8	65	1	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	7	50	12	- 5
Hepatitis B	59	6	58	4	+ 2
Meningitis	60	6	49	17	- 10
Osteoarthritis	61	6	56	6	+ 0
Tuberculosis	62	6	26	197	- 191
Appendicitis	63	4	51	10	- 5
Oral conditions	64	3	53	8	- 5
Upper Respiratory	65	2	62	2	- 0
Syphilis	66	1	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	61	2	- 2
Encephalitis	68	0	60	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	77	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

United States

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.