RWANDA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,259	4	3,605	+ 72,653
Stroke	2	23,505	2	5,060	+ 18,444
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	5,062	25	657	+ 4,405
Lung Cancers	4	4,229	39	234	+ 3,995
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,138	28	591	+ 3,547
Alcohol	6	3,959	49	125	+ 3,833
Lung Disease	7	3,166	13	1,555	+ 1,611
Liver Disease	8	2,979	8	2,548	+ 431
Suicide	9	2,873	24	704	+ 2,170
Stomach Cancer	10	2,423	20	780	+ 1,643
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,951	34	347	+ 1,604
Breast Cancer	12	1,764	27	600	+ 1,165
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,678	43	214	+ 1,465
Other Injuries	14	1,575	17	944	+ 631
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,558	1	5,280	- 3,722
Falls	16	1,365	31	412	+ 952
Prostate Cancer	17	1,342	32	396	+ 946
Oral Cancer	18	1,292	37	272	+ 1,020
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,035	3	3,718	- 2,683
Lymphomas	20	963	30	450	+ 513
Parkinson's Disease	21	891	47	146	+ 745
Fires	22	889	38	270	+ 620
Leukemia	23	794	35	317	+ 477
Drownings	24	779	36	285	+ 494
Oesophagus Cancer	25	707	44	213	+ 494
Kidney Disease	26	688	15	1,206	- 518
Ovary Cancer	27	615	53	92	+ 522
Uterin Cancer	28	560	56	58	+ 502
Drug Use	29	557	60	45	+ 513
Diabetes Mellitus	30	534	11	1,858	- 1,324
Hypertension	31	527	14	1,357	- 831
Liver Cancer	32	521	23	706	- 186
Poisonings	33	446	40	220	+ 226
Cervical Cancer	34	435	18	941	- 506
Bladder Cancer	35	424	62	35	+ 388
Skin Cancers	36	390	50	113	+ 277
Tuberculosis	37	385	26	625	- 240
Violence	38	366	29	548	- 182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	343	48	136	+ 207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	337	33	362	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	41	290	12	1,777	- 1,488
HIV/AIDS	42	239	7	2,826	- 2,586
Endocrine Disorders	43	202	41	219	- 18
Asthma	44	175	22	717	- 543
Epilepsy	45	166	45	191	- 25
Encephalitis	46	134	61	39	+ 95
Low Birth Weight	47	92	9	2,193	- 2,101
Other Neoplasms	48	75	64	16	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	49	60	66	7	+ 53
Meningitis	50	52	19	847	- 795
Skin Disease	51	44	52	103	- 59
Birth Trauma	52	36	10	1,888	- 1,852
Malnutrition	53	31	16	1,168	- 1,137
Appendicitis	54	29	54	70	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	22	63	23	- 1
Hepatitis B	56	20	55	68	- 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	18	6	3,121	- 3,103
Upper Respiratory	58	7	57	58	- 51
War	59	5	69	3	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	3	21	722	- 720
Chlamydia	61	2	70	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	65	12	- 11
Syphilis	63	1	46	173	- 172
Tetanus	64	0	58	53	- 53
Pertussis	65	0	42	218	- 218
Otitis Media	66	0	68	4	- 4
Diphtheria	67	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	59	51	- 51
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.