RWANDA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,946	7	2,826	+ 11,121
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,923	1	5,280	+ 1,644
Malaria	3	5,064	5	3,298	+ 1,766
Low Birth Weight	4	3,466	9	2,193	+ 1,273
Birth Trauma	5	3,344	10	1,888	+ 1,456
Stroke	6	3,316	2	5,060	- 1,744
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,178	4	3,605	- 428
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,795	3	3,718	- 923
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,646	6	3,121	- 475
Tuberculosis	10	2,434	26	625	+ 1,809
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,269	11	1,858	+ 411
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,891	12	1,777	+ 114
Liver Disease	13	1,512	8	2,548	- 1,036
Kidney Disease	14	1,505	15	1,206	+ 299
Measles	15	1,373	59	51	+ 1,322
Hypertension	16	1,253	14	1,357	- 105
Maternal Conditions	17	1,052	21	722	+ 330
Syphilis	18	1,015	46	173	+ 843
Meningitis	19	964	19	847	+ 116
Lung Disease	20	914	13	1,555	- 641
Pertussis	21	827	42	218	+ 609
Suicide	22	813	24	704	+ 109
Other Injuries	23	797	17	944	- 147
Breast Cancer	24	639	27	600	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	25	555	41	219	+ 335
Asthma	26	495	22	717	- 223
Inflammatory/Heart	27	479	34	347	+ 132
Cervical Cancer	28	425	18	941	- 515
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	421	25	657	- 236
Drug Use	30	382	60	45	+ 337
Malnutrition	31	365	16	1,168	- 803
Falls	32	346	31	412	- 66
Violence	33	339	29	548	- 209
Liver Cancer	34	326	23	706	- 380
Prostate Cancer	35	325	32	396	- 71
Drownings	36	300	36	285	+ 15
Oral Cancer	37	262	37	272	- 10
Epilepsy	38	245	45	191	+ 54
Fires	39	229	38	270	- 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	217	28	591	- 374
Lung Cancers	41	203	39	234	- 31
Tetanus	42	177	58	53	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	166	33	362	- 196
Poisonings	44	160	40	220	- 60
Lymphomas	45	147	30	450	- 303
Parkinson's Disease	46	134	47	146	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	47	125	78	0	+ 125
Skin Cancers	48	123	50	113	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	49	118	20	780	- 662
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	108	48	136	- 28
Skin Disease	51	99	52	103	- 4
Ovary Cancer	52	97	53	92	+ 5
Alcohol	53	90	49	125	- 35
Oesophagus Cancer	54	90	44	213	- 123
Pancreas Cancer	55	86	43	214	- 127
Bladder Cancer	56	65	62	35	+ 29
Encephalitis	57	59	61	39	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	58	58	56	58	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	42	54	70	- 28
Schistosomiasis	60	32	51	111	- 79
Leukemia	61	28	35	317	- 288
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	28	63	23	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	63	24	64	16	+ 8
Diphtheria	64	23	71	1	+ 22
Hepatitis B	65	23	55	68	- 45
Upper Respiratory	66	13	57	58	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	66	7	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	3	70	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	65	12	- 10
Ascariasis	70	2	67	5	- 3
War	71	1	69	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Equ. Guinea

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.