RWANDA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,075	7	2,826	+ 7,249
Tuberculosis	2	6,213	26	625	+ 5,588
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,756	1	5,280	+ 476
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,573	4	3,605	+ 1,967
Stroke	5	5,064	2	5,060	+ 4
Malaria	6	4,417	5	3,298	+ 1,119
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,571	3	3,718	- 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,914	6	3,121	- 207
Low Birth Weight	9	2,867	9	2,193	+ 674
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,345	11	1,858	+ 487
Birth Trauma	11	2,228	10	1,888	+ 340
Hypertension	12	2,083	14	1,357	+ 726
Liver Disease	13	2,079	8	2,548	- 469
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,629	12	1,777	- 149
Kidney Disease	15	1,369	15	1,206	+ 164
Maternal Conditions	16	1,290	21	722	+ 568
Lung Disease	17	1,208	13	1,555	- 346
Violence	18	1,204	29	548	+ 656
Suicide	19	779	24	704	+ 75
Other Injuries	20	744	17	944	- 200
Pertussis	21	735	42	218	+ 518
Meningitis	22	668	19	847	- 179
Asthma	23	650	22	717	- 68
Malnutrition	24	607	16	1,168	- 561
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	514	25	657	- 143
Inflammatory/Heart	26	491	34	347	+ 144
Endocrine Disorders	27	464	41	219	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	28	442	32	396	+ 46
Cervical Cancer	29	438	18	941	- 502
Liver Cancer	30	379	23	706	- 328
Measles	31	356	59	51	+ 305
Breast Cancer	32	355	27	600	- 245
Falls	33	332	31	412	- 80
Syphilis	34	238	46	173	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	235	33	362	- 127
Drownings	36	232	36	285	- 53
Fires	37	202	38	270	- 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	198	28	591	- 393
Stomach Cancer	39	197	20	780	- 584
Epilepsy	40	170	45	191	- 22
Poisonings	41	158	40	220	- 63
Parkinson's Disease	42	154	47	146	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	149	48	136	+ 13
Drug Use	44	146	60	45	+ 102
Lymphomas	45	136	30	450	- 313
Leukemia	46	128	35	317	- 188
Lung Cancers	47	120	39	234	- 114
Ovary Cancer	48	110	53	92	+ 18
Alcohol	49	103	49	125	- 23
Skin Disease	50	102	52	103	- 1
Schistosomiasis	51	100	51	111	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	52	94	43	214	- 120
Skin Cancers	53	80	50	113	- 32
Oral Cancer	54	73	37	272	- 199
Tetanus	55	52	58	53	- 1
Encephalitis	56	44	61	39	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	57	43	44	213	- 170
Appendicitis	58	41	54	70	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	33	63	23	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	60	33	56	58	- 26
Bladder Cancer	61	33	62	35	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	32	55	68	- 36
Other Neoplasms	63	17	64	16	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	15	57	58	- 43
Trypanosomiasis	65	15	78	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	66	7	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	6	65	12	- 7
Diphtheria	68	4	71	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	67	5	- 2
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	1	68	4	- 2
War	72	1	69	3	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	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.