SYRIA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,760	1	28,203	+ 66,557
Stroke	2	38,971	2	8,088	+ 30,882
Liver Disease	3	19,020	11	1,720	+ 17,300
Hypertension	4	15,164	23	707	+ 14,456
Lung Cancers	5	7,496	9	2,048	+ 5,449
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,908	4	2,958	+ 3,950
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,829	16	1,224	+ 5,606
Other Injuries	8	5,118	24	521	+ 4,597
Lung Disease	9	4,985	13	1,601	+ 3,384
Suicide	10	3,933	33	333	+ 3,600
Breast Cancer	11	3,925	10	1,953	+ 1,972
Stomach Cancer	12	3,433	22	725	+ 2,708
Liver Cancer	13	3,409	31	366	+ 3,043
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,156	32	337	+ 2,819
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,832	27	411	+ 2,421
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,696	15	1,534	+ 1,163
Oral Cancer	17	2,487	36	289	+ 2,198
Kidney Disease	18	2,035	6	2,329	- 294
Prostate Cancer	19	1,957	28	404	+ 1,553
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,944	5	2,550	- 606
Alcohol	21	1,546	53	51	+ 1,496
Lymphomas	22	1,526	18	827	+ 699
Poisonings	23	1,462	46	98	+ 1,364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,449	49	79	+ 1,370
Cervical Cancer	25	1,409	42	188	+ 1,220
Tuberculosis	26	1,304	56	23	+ 1,280
Congenital Anomalies	27	1,262	8	2,077	- 816
HIV/AIDS	28	1,253	58	15	+ 1,239
Bladder Cancer	29	1,203	20	757	+ 445
Drownings	30	1,189	40	215	+ 974
Violence	31	1,104	25	444	+ 660
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,082	14	1,551	- 469
Falls	33	990	29	383	+ 607
Leukemia	34	929	19	796	+ 133
Ovary Cancer	35	818	34	328	+ 490
Skin Cancers	36	799	38	276	+ 523
Uterin Cancer	37	713	44	146	+ 568
Oesophagus Cancer	38	698	47	97	+ 600
Low Birth Weight	39	596	12	1,652	- 1,056
Fires	40	464	43	179	+ 285
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	454	41	197	+ 256
Other Neoplasms	42	431	57	21	+ 410
Drug Use	43	390	39	249	+ 140
Epilepsy	44	304	48	92	+ 212
Skin Disease	45	296	61	8	+ 288
Endocrine Disorders	46	266	26	418	- 152
Birth Trauma	47	245	21	744	- 500
Asthma	48	174	17	1,052	- 878
Meningitis	49	110	35	295	- 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	80	85	0	+ 80
Appendicitis	51	66	54	36	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	52	62	59	14	+ 48
Oral conditions	53	50	86	0	+ 50
Maternal Conditions	54	47	45	105	- 58
Parkinson's Disease	55	40	30	367	- 327
Osteoarthritis	56	38	84	0	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	36	62	7	+ 30
Hepatitis B	58	29	63	5	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	24	7	2,156	- 2,132
Encephalitis	60	17	50	77	- 60
Otitis Media	61	16	71	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	62	16	66	3	+ 13
Hepatitis C	63	10	68	1	+ 9
Malnutrition	64	7	51	73	- 66
Schizophrenia	65	5	81	0	+ 5
Anemia	66	5	83	0	+ 5
War	67	3	3	7,760	- 7,757
Syphilis	68	3	55	31	- 28
Measles	69	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	37	289	- 289
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Tetanus	72	0	52	57	- 57
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	60	11	- 11
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.