MOLDOVA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,983	28	189	+ 2,794
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,647	6	1,042	+ 605
Stroke	3	1,375	2	5,878	- 4,502
Malaria	4	1,364	84	0	+ 1,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,086	59	4	+ 1,082
Tuberculosis	6	1,028	26	197	+ 832
Birth Trauma	7	876	47	37	+ 839
Low Birth Weight	8	841	39	90	+ 751
Liver Disease	9	779	3	2,869	- 2,090
Coronary Heart Disease	10	767	1	14,292	- 13,525
Road Traffic Accidents	11	632	20	293	+ 339
Congenital Anomalies	12	544	27	190	+ 354
Hypertension	13	453	4	2,287	- 1,834
Diabetes Mellitus	14	414	16	407	+ 8
Malnutrition	15	398	64	1	+ 397
Meningitis	16	342	49	17	+ 325
Cervical Cancer	17	311	25	212	+ 99
Kidney Disease	18	305	18	307	- 2
Other Injuries	19	299	8	772	- 473
Suicide	20	225	10	593	- 368
Lung Disease	21	220	9	752	- 532
Maternal Conditions	22	206	54	7	+ 198
Violence	23	200	31	167	+ 33
Syphilis	24	153	68	0	+ 153
Pertussis	25	129	70	0	+ 129
Asthma	26	128	48	26	+ 102
Drownings	27	119	30	179	- 60
Falls	28	103	33	149	- 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	102	32	163	- 61
Prostate Cancer	30	97	19	295	- 198
Lymphomas	31	95	22	230	- 135
Fires	32	95	40	70	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	33	87	14	476	- 389
Poisonings	34	79	23	220	- 142
Breast Cancer	35	63	11	592	- 529
Oesophagus Cancer	36	62	38	105	- 43
Endocrine Disorders	37	61	46	40	+ 21
Epilepsy	38	57	44	46	+ 12
Leukemia	39	45	34	140	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	42	24	219	- 176
Lung Cancers	41	39	5	1,131	- 1,092
Stomach Cancer	42	36	12	518	- 482
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	35	7	1,030	- 995
Tetanus	44	33	72	0	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	33	41	68	- 36
Liver Cancer	46	31	13	514	- 484
Parkinson's Disease	47	28	55	6	+ 22
Oral Cancer	48	27	17	375	- 348
Alcohol	49	24	21	233	- 209
Bladder Cancer	50	23	29	181	- 159
Schistosomiasis	51	22	80	0	+ 22
Skin Disease	52	22	45	45	- 23
Drug Use	53	21	43	59	- 38
Skin Cancers	54	19	36	121	- 102
Hepatitis B	55	18	58	4	+ 14
Appendicitis	56	15	51	10	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	57	14	35	123	- 109
Leishmaniasis	58	13	82	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	59	12	60	3	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	60	12	62	2	+ 9
Measles	61	8	69	0	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	62	7	15	427	- 420
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	57	5	- 0
Uterin Cancer	64	5	37	108	- 102
Other Neoplasms	65	3	42	65	- 62
Hepatitis C	66	3	63	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	52	9	- 7
Ascariasis	68	1	74	0	+ 1
War	69	1	67	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	61	2	- 2
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	66	1	- 1
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

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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.