RWANDA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,682	1	5,280	+ 3,403
Tuberculosis	2	5,166	26	625	+ 4,541
Measles	3	4,988	59	51	+ 4,937
Malaria	4	4,936	5	3,298	+ 1,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,876	6	3,121	+ 1,754
Stroke	6	4,320	2	5,060	- 740
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,098	4	3,605	+ 492
Low Birth Weight	8	4,093	9	2,193	+ 1,900
Birth Trauma	9	3,905	10	1,888	+ 2,016
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,572	3	3,718	- 147
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,919	12	1,777	+ 142
Hypertension	12	1,858	14	1,357	+ 501
Liver Disease	13	1,776	8	2,548	- 772
Lung Disease	14	1,597	13	1,555	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	15	1,568	7	2,826	- 1,257
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,523	11	1,858	- 335
Meningitis	17	1,366	19	847	+ 518
Violence	18	1,313	29	548	+ 765
Maternal Conditions	19	1,241	21	722	+ 519
Kidney Disease	20	1,071	15	1,206	- 134
Malnutrition	21	1,052	16	1,168	- 116
Other Injuries	22	976	17	944	+ 32
Pertussis	23	935	42	218	+ 717
Asthma	24	913	22	717	+ 196
Endocrine Disorders	25	871	41	219	+ 652
Suicide	26	686	24	704	- 17
Cervical Cancer	27	569	18	941	- 371
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	537	25	657	- 120
Inflammatory/Heart	29	478	34	347	+ 131
Prostate Cancer	30	466	32	396	+ 70
Liver Cancer	31	453	23	706	- 253
Syphilis	32	443	46	173	+ 270
Falls	33	411	31	412	- 1
Drownings	34	408	36	285	+ 123
Breast Cancer	35	403	27	600	- 197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	350	28	591	- 241
Stomach Cancer	37	304	20	780	- 476
Lymphomas	38	243	30	450	- 206
Fires	39	237	38	270	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	227	33	362	- 135
Leukemia	41	221	35	317	- 96
Poisonings	42	204	40	220	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	204	48	136	+ 68
Epilepsy	44	204	45	191	+ 13
War	45	196	69	3	+ 193
Tetanus	46	138	58	53	+ 85
Lung Cancers	47	137	39	234	- 97
Schistosomiasis	48	126	51	111	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	49	122	47	146	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	50	120	43	214	- 94
Oral Cancer	51	118	37	272	- 154
Leishmaniasis	52	103	77	0	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	53	93	44	213	- 120
Skin Disease	54	92	52	103	- 11
Skin Cancers	55	90	50	113	- 22
Appendicitis	56	83	54	70	+ 13
Encephalitis	57	80	61	39	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	58	77	53	92	- 15
Drug Use	59	75	60	45	+ 31
Alcohol	60	75	49	125	- 51
Hepatitis B	61	54	55	68	- 14
Upper Respiratory	62	44	57	58	- 15
Uterin Cancer	63	42	56	58	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	64	41	78	0	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	65	32	62	35	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	26	63	23	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	10	64	16	- 6
Ascariasis	68	9	67	5	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	8	65	12	- 4
Diphtheria	70	6	71	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	66	7	- 2
Otitis Media	72	4	68	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	2	70	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	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.