RWANDA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,400	4	3,605	+ 36,794
Stroke	2	20,600	2	5,060	+ 15,540
Lung Cancers	3	9,329	39	234	+ 9,095
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	7,186	28	591	+ 6,595
Lung Disease	5	6,929	13	1,555	+ 5,374
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,443	11	1,858	+ 4,585
Kidney Disease	7	4,570	15	1,206	+ 3,364
Hypertension	8	3,617	14	1,357	+ 2,260
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,500	25	657	+ 2,843
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,353	1	5,280	- 1,927
Breast Cancer	11	3,343	27	600	+ 2,744
Falls	12	3,199	31	412	+ 2,787
Liver Disease	13	3,035	8	2,548	+ 487
Prostate Cancer	14	2,797	32	396	+ 2,401
Stomach Cancer	15	2,582	20	780	+ 1,801
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,476	43	214	+ 2,262
Suicide	17	2,219	24	704	+ 1,516
Lymphomas	18	1,826	30	450	+ 1,377
Liver Cancer	19	1,646	23	706	+ 939
Bladder Cancer	20	1,639	62	35	+ 1,603
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,499	34	347	+ 1,152
Leukemia	22	1,429	35	317	+ 1,112
Other Injuries	23	1,404	17	944	+ 460
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,389	47	146	+ 1,243
Oral Cancer	25	1,109	37	272	+ 837
Skin Cancers	26	1,089	50	113	+ 977
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,077	3	3,718	- 2,641
Ovary Cancer	28	1,012	53	92	+ 920
Other Neoplasms	29	929	64	16	+ 913
Alcohol	30	718	49	125	+ 593
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	679	33	362	+ 317
Uterin Cancer	32	654	56	58	+ 596
Oesophagus Cancer	33	621	44	213	+ 408
Cervical Cancer	34	511	18	941	- 430
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	449	48	136	+ 313
Epilepsy	36	310	45	191	+ 119
Congenital Anomalies	37	310	12	1,777	- 1,468
Drownings	38	282	36	285	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	269	6	3,121	- 2,852
Schizophrenia	40	260	83	0	+ 260
Asthma	41	242	22	717	- 475
Endocrine Disorders	42	238	41	219	+ 18
Drug Use	43	231	60	45	+ 187
Tuberculosis	44	202	26	625	- 423
Multiple Sclerosis	45	180	66	7	+ 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	154	63	23	+ 131
Hepatitis C	47	147	65	12	+ 134
Violence	48	146	29	548	- 402
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	140	80	0	+ 140
Fires	50	112	38	270	- 158
Hepatitis B	51	56	55	68	- 12
Meningitis	52	53	19	847	- 794
Anemia	53	52	86	0	+ 52
Poisonings	54	52	40	220	- 168
Birth Trauma	55	36	10	1,888	- 1,852
Low Birth Weight	56	33	9	2,193	- 2,160
Appendicitis	57	28	54	70	- 42
Skin Disease	58	25	52	103	- 77
HIV/AIDS	59	25	7	2,826	- 2,801
Otitis Media	60	11	68	4	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	61	7	21	722	- 715
Iodine Deficiency	62	7	75	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	5	57	58	- 53
Oral conditions	64	5	82	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	2	61	39	- 36
Leishmaniasis	66	2	77	0	+ 2
War	67	1	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	68	1	58	53	- 52
Pertussis	69	0	42	218	- 217
Malnutrition	70	0	16	1,168	- 1,168
Syphilis	71	0	46	173	- 173
Diphtheria	72	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	59	51	- 51
Chlamydia	74	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Croatia

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.