RWANDA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,182	4	3,605	+ 8,577
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,900	25	657	+ 11,243
Lung Disease	3	10,005	13	1,555	+ 8,450
Lung Cancers	4	8,487	39	234	+ 8,253
Stroke	5	8,353	2	5,060	+ 3,293
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,117	1	5,280	- 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,896	28	591	+ 4,305
Prostate Cancer	8	3,375	32	396	+ 2,979
Breast Cancer	9	2,963	27	600	+ 2,363
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,928	11	1,858	+ 1,070
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,499	43	214	+ 2,286
Kidney Disease	12	2,077	15	1,206	+ 871
Lymphomas	13	1,664	30	450	+ 1,215
Liver Disease	14	1,578	8	2,548	- 970
Hypertension	15	1,465	14	1,357	+ 108
Suicide	16	1,408	24	704	+ 704
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,369	47	146	+ 1,222
Alcohol	18	1,365	49	125	+ 1,239
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,310	41	219	+ 1,091
Leukemia	20	1,274	35	317	+ 957
Bladder Cancer	21	1,244	62	35	+ 1,209
Falls	22	1,233	31	412	+ 821
Stomach Cancer	23	1,104	20	780	+ 324
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,087	44	213	+ 874
Liver Cancer	25	1,059	23	706	+ 353
Skin Cancers	26	886	50	113	+ 773
Other Neoplasms	27	862	64	16	+ 846
Oral Cancer	28	845	37	272	+ 573
Ovary Cancer	29	837	53	92	+ 745
Other Injuries	30	792	17	944	- 152
Inflammatory/Heart	31	649	34	347	+ 302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	493	33	362	+ 131
Road Traffic Accidents	33	487	3	3,718	- 3,232
Drug Use	34	449	60	45	+ 404
Uterin Cancer	35	355	56	58	+ 297
Congenital Anomalies	36	349	12	1,777	- 1,428
Cervical Cancer	37	348	18	941	- 592
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	330	6	3,121	- 2,792
Multiple Sclerosis	39	301	66	7	+ 294
Epilepsy	40	285	45	191	+ 94
Low Birth Weight	41	266	9	2,193	- 1,927
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	220	48	136	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	193	63	23	+ 170
Asthma	44	188	22	717	- 529
Skin Disease	45	180	52	103	+ 77
Anemia	46	167	86	0	+ 167
Violence	47	144	29	548	- 404
Schizophrenia	48	129	83	0	+ 129
Fires	49	120	38	270	- 149
Drownings	50	85	36	285	- 200
Osteoarthritis	51	58	81	0	+ 58
Meningitis	52	57	19	847	- 790
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	56	80	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	54	52	54	70	- 18
HIV/AIDS	55	51	7	2,826	- 2,774
Birth Trauma	56	48	10	1,888	- 1,840
Tuberculosis	57	35	26	625	- 589
Upper Respiratory	58	35	57	58	- 23
Malnutrition	59	32	16	1,168	- 1,136
Hepatitis C	60	20	65	12	+ 7
Hepatitis B	61	14	55	68	- 54
Poisonings	62	13	40	220	- 207
Oral conditions	63	9	82	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	5	21	722	- 717
Otitis Media	65	4	68	4	+ 0
War	66	1	69	3	- 1
Encephalitis	67	1	61	39	- 38
Tetanus	68	1	58	53	- 52
Chlamydia	69	1	70	2	- 2
Syphilis	70	1	46	173	- 172
Measles	71	1	59	51	- 51
Pertussis	72	0	42	218	- 218
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	111	- 111
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.