RWANDA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,337	4	3,605	+ 30,731
Hypertension	2	30,815	14	1,357	+ 29,457
Stroke	3	12,735	2	5,060	+ 7,675
Lung Cancers	4	7,499	39	234	+ 7,265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,013	28	591	+ 5,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,980	1	5,280	- 1,300
Liver Disease	7	3,748	8	2,548	+ 1,200
Prostate Cancer	8	3,406	32	396	+ 3,010
Stomach Cancer	9	3,307	20	780	+ 2,527
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,063	43	214	+ 2,849
Breast Cancer	11	2,966	27	600	+ 2,367
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,618	25	657	+ 1,961
Lung Disease	13	2,610	13	1,555	+ 1,056
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,476	34	347	+ 2,130
Lymphomas	15	2,429	30	450	+ 1,980
Suicide	16	2,253	24	704	+ 1,549
Kidney Disease	17	2,014	15	1,206	+ 808
Alcohol	18	1,693	49	125	+ 1,568
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,667	11	1,858	- 191
Other Injuries	20	1,612	17	944	+ 668
Bladder Cancer	21	1,435	62	35	+ 1,400
Leukemia	22	1,433	35	317	+ 1,117
Other Neoplasms	23	1,407	64	16	+ 1,391
Falls	24	1,353	31	412	+ 941
Oral Cancer	25	1,260	37	272	+ 988
Liver Cancer	26	1,224	23	706	+ 517
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,124	44	213	+ 911
Ovary Cancer	28	995	53	92	+ 903
Parkinson's Disease	29	935	47	146	+ 789
Skin Cancers	30	900	50	113	+ 787
Drug Use	31	856	60	45	+ 811
Cervical Cancer	32	771	18	941	- 170
Endocrine Disorders	33	752	41	219	+ 533
Uterin Cancer	34	686	56	58	+ 628
Road Traffic Accidents	35	675	3	3,718	- 3,043
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	628	33	362	+ 266
Epilepsy	37	508	45	191	+ 317
Fires	38	467	38	270	+ 197
HIV/AIDS	39	460	7	2,826	- 2,366
Drownings	40	342	36	285	+ 57
Skin Disease	41	325	52	103	+ 223
Violence	42	325	29	548	- 223
Congenital Anomalies	43	286	12	1,777	- 1,492
Asthma	44	275	22	717	- 442
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	246	48	136	+ 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	196	63	23	+ 173
Tuberculosis	47	188	26	625	- 437
Multiple Sclerosis	48	185	66	7	+ 178
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	139	80	0	+ 139
Osteoarthritis	50	116	81	0	+ 116
Anemia	51	104	86	0	+ 104
Poisonings	52	95	40	220	- 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	94	6	3,121	- 3,027
Meningitis	54	85	19	847	- 763
Low Birth Weight	55	77	9	2,193	- 2,115
Schizophrenia	56	70	83	0	+ 70
Birth Trauma	57	57	10	1,888	- 1,831
Hepatitis C	58	46	65	12	+ 34
Appendicitis	59	23	54	70	- 47
Oral conditions	60	23	82	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	61	13	21	722	- 709
Syphilis	62	11	46	173	- 161
Encephalitis	63	2	61	39	- 37
War	64	1	69	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	68	- 68
Upper Respiratory	66	0	57	58	- 58
Otitis Media	67	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	111	- 111
Malaria	73	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Ascariasis	74	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 2
Malnutrition	79	0	16	1,168	- 1,168
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	53	- 53
Diphtheria	82	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	42	218	- 218
Measles	84	0	59	51	- 51
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	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.