ESTONIA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,740	1	3,009	+ 1,731
Stroke	2	1,949	3	1,116	+ 833
Liver Disease	3	951	7	328	+ 623
Hypertension	4	759	2	2,700	- 1,942
Lung Cancers	5	375	4	657	- 282
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	346	6	349	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	342	5	527	- 185
Other Injuries	8	256	20	141	+ 115
Lung Disease	9	249	13	229	+ 21
Suicide	10	197	16	197	- 1
Breast Cancer	11	196	11	260	- 64
Stomach Cancer	12	172	9	290	- 118
Liver Cancer	13	171	26	107	+ 63
Inflammatory/Heart	14	158	14	217	- 59
Pancreas Cancer	15	142	10	268	- 127
Diabetes Mellitus	16	135	19	146	- 11
Oral Cancer	17	124	25	110	+ 14
Kidney Disease	18	102	17	176	- 75
Prostate Cancer	19	98	8	298	- 201
Road Traffic Accidents	20	97	35	59	+ 38
Alcohol	21	77	18	148	- 71
Lymphomas	22	76	15	213	- 137
Poisonings	23	73	52	8	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	72	36	55	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	25	70	32	68	+ 3
Tuberculosis	26	65	47	16	+ 49
Congenital Anomalies	27	63	43	25	+ 38
HIV/AIDS	28	63	39	40	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	29	60	21	126	- 66
Drownings	30	59	40	30	+ 30
Violence	31	55	42	28	+ 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	54	12	229	- 175
Falls	33	50	24	119	- 69
Leukemia	34	46	22	126	- 79
Ovary Cancer	35	41	28	87	- 46
Skin Cancers	36	40	30	79	- 39
Uterin Cancer	37	36	34	60	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	38	35	27	99	- 64
Low Birth Weight	39	30	55	7	+ 23
Fires	40	23	38	41	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	23	45	22	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	42	22	23	123	- 102
Drug Use	43	19	31	75	- 56
Epilepsy	44	15	37	45	- 29
Skin Disease	45	15	41	29	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	46	13	33	66	- 53
Birth Trauma	47	12	57	5	+ 7
Asthma	48	9	44	24	- 15
Meningitis	49	5	54	7	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	4	49	12	- 8
Appendicitis	51	3	59	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	52	3	48	16	- 13
Oral conditions	53	3	60	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	54	2	61	1	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	55	2	29	82	- 80
Osteoarthritis	56	2	50	10	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	2	46	17	- 15
Hepatitis B	58	1	65	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	1	53	8	- 7
Encephalitis	60	1	63	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	61	1	67	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	0	58	4	- 4
Malnutrition	64	0	79	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	65	0	56	6	- 6
Anemia	66	0	51	9	- 9
War	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	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 ESTONIA

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.