RWANDA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,380	4	3,605	+ 13,775
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,710	25	657	+ 10,052
Stroke	3	8,425	2	5,060	+ 3,365
Lung Cancers	4	7,708	39	234	+ 7,474
Lung Disease	5	7,323	13	1,555	+ 5,768
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,457	1	5,280	+ 1,178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,786	28	591	+ 3,195
Kidney Disease	8	3,357	15	1,206	+ 2,152
Breast Cancer	9	2,942	27	600	+ 2,342
Suicide	10	2,401	24	704	+ 1,698
Other Injuries	11	2,282	17	944	+ 1,338
Other Neoplasms	12	2,079	64	16	+ 2,063
Prostate Cancer	13	2,075	32	396	+ 1,679
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,058	43	214	+ 1,844
Falls	15	1,997	31	412	+ 1,584
Lymphomas	16	1,766	30	450	+ 1,316
Liver Disease	17	1,630	8	2,548	- 918
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,628	41	219	+ 1,409
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,567	47	146	+ 1,421
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,444	11	1,858	- 415
Leukemia	21	1,364	35	317	+ 1,047
Bladder Cancer	22	1,227	62	35	+ 1,191
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,206	34	347	+ 859
Liver Cancer	24	1,110	23	706	+ 403
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,022	44	213	+ 808
Stomach Cancer	26	982	20	780	+ 202
Hypertension	27	841	14	1,357	- 516
Oral Cancer	28	767	37	272	+ 495
Road Traffic Accidents	29	758	3	3,718	- 2,961
Ovary Cancer	30	742	53	92	+ 650
Skin Cancers	31	594	50	113	+ 481
Alcohol	32	568	49	125	+ 443
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	475	6	3,121	- 2,646
Uterin Cancer	34	437	56	58	+ 379
Skin Disease	35	432	52	103	+ 329
Epilepsy	36	396	45	191	+ 204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	333	48	136	+ 197
Malnutrition	38	331	16	1,168	- 837
Drug Use	39	327	60	45	+ 282
Congenital Anomalies	40	321	12	1,777	- 1,457
Cervical Cancer	41	276	18	941	- 664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	242	33	362	- 121
Anemia	43	226	86	0	+ 226
Violence	44	170	29	548	- 378
Multiple Sclerosis	45	167	66	7	+ 160
Asthma	46	145	22	717	- 572
Drownings	47	89	36	285	- 195
Fires	48	85	38	270	- 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	83	63	23	+ 59
Low Birth Weight	50	79	9	2,193	- 2,113
Osteoarthritis	51	67	81	0	+ 67
Hepatitis C	52	60	65	12	+ 48
Birth Trauma	53	53	10	1,888	- 1,835
Tuberculosis	54	52	26	625	- 573
Poisonings	55	47	40	220	- 173
Schizophrenia	56	45	83	0	+ 45
HIV/AIDS	57	41	7	2,826	- 2,784
Meningitis	58	32	19	847	- 815
Upper Respiratory	59	25	57	58	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	23	80	0	+ 23
Oral conditions	61	22	82	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	62	19	54	70	- 51
Hepatitis B	63	19	55	68	- 49
Maternal Conditions	64	7	21	722	- 716
Otitis Media	65	2	68	4	- 2
Encephalitis	66	1	61	39	- 37
War	67	1	69	3	- 1
Pertussis	68	1	42	218	- 217
Diphtheria	69	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	46	173	- 173
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	58	53	- 53
Measles	79	0	59	51	- 51
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Belgium

Rwanda

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.