RWANDA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,069	4	3,605	+ 10,463
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,875	25	657	+ 10,218
Lung Cancers	3	7,352	39	234	+ 7,118
Lung Disease	4	4,991	13	1,555	+ 3,436
Stroke	5	4,972	2	5,060	- 88
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,389	28	591	+ 2,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,610	1	5,280	- 2,670
Breast Cancer	8	2,075	27	600	+ 1,476
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,008	11	1,858	+ 149
Lymphomas	10	1,807	30	450	+ 1,358
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,776	43	214	+ 1,562
Falls	12	1,696	31	412	+ 1,284
Prostate Cancer	13	1,654	32	396	+ 1,258
Kidney Disease	14	1,608	15	1,206	+ 402
Suicide	15	1,551	24	704	+ 847
Drug Use	16	1,294	60	45	+ 1,250
Liver Disease	17	1,272	8	2,548	- 1,276
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,180	47	146	+ 1,033
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,135	41	219	+ 916
Liver Cancer	20	1,093	23	706	+ 387
Leukemia	21	1,088	35	317	+ 771
Hypertension	22	900	14	1,357	- 457
Bladder Cancer	23	885	62	35	+ 850
Other Injuries	24	840	17	944	- 104
Oesophagus Cancer	25	783	44	213	+ 570
Stomach Cancer	26	765	20	780	- 16
Inflammatory/Heart	27	723	34	347	+ 377
Road Traffic Accidents	28	702	3	3,718	- 3,017
Ovary Cancer	29	668	53	92	+ 576
Skin Cancers	30	617	50	113	+ 504
Other Neoplasms	31	589	64	16	+ 573
Oral Cancer	32	559	37	272	+ 287
Alcohol	33	524	49	125	+ 398
Uterin Cancer	34	415	56	58	+ 357
Congenital Anomalies	35	380	12	1,777	- 1,398
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	295	6	3,121	- 2,826
Multiple Sclerosis	37	243	66	7	+ 236
Skin Disease	38	238	52	103	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	223	48	136	+ 87
Violence	40	212	29	548	- 336
Cervical Cancer	41	203	18	941	- 738
Low Birth Weight	42	194	9	2,193	- 1,998
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	155	33	362	- 207
Epilepsy	44	135	45	191	- 56
Hepatitis C	45	127	65	12	+ 115
Anemia	46	120	86	0	+ 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	113	63	23	+ 90
Drownings	48	99	36	285	- 185
Asthma	49	92	22	717	- 625
Birth Trauma	50	68	10	1,888	- 1,820
Malnutrition	51	68	16	1,168	- 1,100
Fires	52	68	38	270	- 202
HIV/AIDS	53	57	7	2,826	- 2,768
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	50	80	0	+ 50
Osteoarthritis	55	49	81	0	+ 49
Poisonings	56	43	40	220	- 177
Schizophrenia	57	42	83	0	+ 42
Tuberculosis	58	34	26	625	- 591
Meningitis	59	24	19	847	- 823
Hepatitis B	60	23	55	68	- 45
Oral conditions	61	18	82	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	62	17	54	70	- 53
Upper Respiratory	63	16	57	58	- 42
Maternal Conditions	64	16	21	722	- 707
War	65	7	69	3	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	3	68	4	- 1
Syphilis	67	2	46	173	- 171
Encephalitis	68	1	61	39	- 38
Pertussis	69	0	42	218	- 217
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	58	53	- 53
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	59	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	111	- 111
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	5	- 5
Chlamydia	83	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.