RWANDA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,612	1	5,280	+ 7,332
Tuberculosis	2	11,340	26	625	+ 10,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,292	6	3,121	+ 8,171
HIV/AIDS	4	9,047	7	2,826	+ 6,221
Stroke	5	7,917	2	5,060	+ 2,856
Malaria	6	7,906	5	3,298	+ 4,608
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,991	4	3,605	+ 3,386
Low Birth Weight	8	5,371	9	2,193	+ 3,178
Birth Trauma	9	5,284	10	1,888	+ 3,395
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,315	3	3,718	+ 597
Measles	11	3,918	59	51	+ 3,866
Hypertension	12	3,019	14	1,357	+ 1,661
Maternal Conditions	13	2,831	21	722	+ 2,109
Liver Disease	14	2,780	8	2,548	+ 232
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,751	11	1,858	+ 893
Meningitis	16	2,446	19	847	+ 1,599
Violence	17	2,431	29	548	+ 1,883
Lung Disease	18	2,305	13	1,555	+ 750
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,870	12	1,777	+ 92
Asthma	20	1,834	22	717	+ 1,117
Kidney Disease	21	1,712	15	1,206	+ 506
Malnutrition	22	1,665	16	1,168	+ 497
Other Injuries	23	1,496	17	944	+ 552
Suicide	24	1,410	24	704	+ 707
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,020	41	219	+ 800
Breast Cancer	26	830	27	600	+ 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	765	33	362	+ 402
War	28	756	69	3	+ 753
Tetanus	29	676	58	53	+ 623
Inflammatory/Heart	30	651	34	347	+ 304
Pertussis	31	639	42	218	+ 422
Cervical Cancer	32	555	18	941	- 386
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	492	25	657	- 166
Drownings	34	488	36	285	+ 203
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	467	48	136	+ 331
Falls	36	437	31	412	+ 25
Schistosomiasis	37	408	51	111	+ 297
Prostate Cancer	38	377	32	396	- 19
Fires	39	342	38	270	+ 72
Poisonings	40	323	40	220	+ 103
Syphilis	41	289	46	173	+ 117
Lymphomas	42	287	30	450	- 163
Epilepsy	43	286	45	191	+ 95
Liver Cancer	44	281	23	706	- 425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	281	28	591	- 310
Oral Cancer	46	219	37	272	- 52
Leukemia	47	212	35	317	- 104
Parkinson's Disease	48	162	47	146	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	49	158	20	780	- 622
Ovary Cancer	50	154	53	92	+ 62
Appendicitis	51	149	54	70	+ 79
Alcohol	52	149	49	125	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	53	116	44	213	- 97
Skin Disease	54	116	52	103	+ 13
Lung Cancers	55	113	39	234	- 121
Leishmaniasis	56	110	77	0	+ 110
Drug Use	57	106	60	45	+ 61
Skin Cancers	58	103	50	113	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	59	96	78	0	+ 96
Pancreas Cancer	60	88	43	214	- 125
Hepatitis B	61	80	55	68	+ 11
Encephalitis	62	67	61	39	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	63	59	57	58	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	64	56	62	35	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	65	47	56	58	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	36	63	23	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	26	71	1	+ 25
Otitis Media	68	15	68	4	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	14	65	12	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	12	64	16	- 5
Ascariasis	71	12	67	5	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	66	7	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	4	70	2	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Central Africa

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.