RWANDA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,887	1	5,280	+ 1,607
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,098	6	3,121	+ 1,977
Stroke	3	4,523	2	5,060	- 537
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,198	4	3,605	+ 592
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,627	3	3,718	- 91
Birth Trauma	6	3,575	10	1,888	+ 1,686
Low Birth Weight	7	3,220	9	2,193	+ 1,027
Liver Disease	8	3,134	8	2,548	+ 586
Tuberculosis	9	2,466	26	625	+ 1,841
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,868	11	1,858	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,797	12	1,777	+ 20
Hypertension	12	1,548	14	1,357	+ 191
Kidney Disease	13	1,391	15	1,206	+ 185
Meningitis	14	1,381	19	847	+ 534
Lung Disease	15	1,364	13	1,555	- 190
Other Injuries	16	1,348	17	944	+ 404
HIV/AIDS	17	1,318	7	2,826	- 1,507
Maternal Conditions	18	1,021	21	722	+ 299
Malnutrition	19	993	16	1,168	- 175
Breast Cancer	20	975	27	600	+ 375
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	949	25	657	+ 292
Violence	22	928	29	548	+ 380
Pertussis	23	792	42	218	+ 575
Measles	24	727	59	51	+ 675
Suicide	25	693	24	704	- 11
Malaria	26	647	5	3,298	- 2,651
Cervical Cancer	27	577	18	941	- 364
Falls	28	518	31	412	+ 106
Asthma	29	515	22	717	- 202
Leukemia	30	485	35	317	+ 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	431	28	591	- 160
Poisonings	32	422	40	220	+ 202
Lymphomas	33	413	30	450	- 37
Fires	34	374	38	270	+ 104
Drownings	35	360	36	285	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	36	279	53	92	+ 186
Tetanus	37	253	58	53	+ 200
Lung Cancers	38	253	39	234	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	39	249	34	347	- 98
Oesophagus Cancer	40	211	44	213	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	202	33	362	- 160
Liver Cancer	42	199	23	706	- 508
Syphilis	43	195	46	173	+ 23
Epilepsy	44	187	45	191	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	45	186	41	219	- 33
Parkinson's Disease	46	181	47	146	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	47	175	20	780	- 606
Oral Cancer	48	170	37	272	- 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	154	48	136	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	50	143	32	396	- 253
Bladder Cancer	51	124	62	35	+ 89
Skin Cancers	52	116	50	113	+ 3
Skin Disease	53	104	52	103	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	54	96	51	111	- 15
Alcohol	55	86	49	125	- 39
Hepatitis B	56	85	55	68	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	57	81	57	58	+ 23
Appendicitis	58	78	54	70	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	59	66	77	0	+ 66
Drug Use	60	59	60	45	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	61	56	43	214	- 158
Uterin Cancer	62	48	56	58	- 10
Encephalitis	63	44	61	39	+ 5
War	64	32	69	3	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	25	63	23	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	17	64	16	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	17	71	1	+ 16
Ascariasis	68	15	67	5	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	13	65	12	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	70	7	66	7	- 0
Otitis Media	71	4	68	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	2	70	2	+ 0
Dengue	73	2	72	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Ethiopia

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.