RWANDA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	26,926	25	657	+ 26,268
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,804	4	3,605	+ 20,198
Stroke	3	9,964	2	5,060	+ 4,903
Lung Cancers	4	5,598	39	234	+ 5,364
Hypertension	5	4,915	14	1,357	+ 3,558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,470	28	591	+ 2,879
Falls	7	3,209	31	412	+ 2,796
Lung Disease	8	3,122	13	1,555	+ 1,567
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,020	43	214	+ 2,806
Liver Disease	10	2,586	8	2,548	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	11	2,349	32	396	+ 1,953
Breast Cancer	12	2,296	27	600	+ 1,696
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,065	47	146	+ 1,919
Lymphomas	14	2,060	30	450	+ 1,610
Suicide	15	2,049	24	704	+ 1,345
Liver Cancer	16	1,320	23	706	+ 613
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,254	34	347	+ 907
Alcohol	18	1,124	49	125	+ 999
Stomach Cancer	19	1,082	20	780	+ 302
Other Injuries	20	1,057	17	944	+ 113
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,056	1	5,280	- 4,223
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,012	11	1,858	- 847
Other Neoplasms	23	913	64	16	+ 896
Leukemia	24	899	35	317	+ 582
Ovary Cancer	25	834	53	92	+ 742
Kidney Disease	26	828	15	1,206	- 378
Oesophagus Cancer	27	774	44	213	+ 561
Bladder Cancer	28	747	62	35	+ 712
Skin Cancers	29	719	50	113	+ 607
Drug Use	30	652	60	45	+ 607
Endocrine Disorders	31	621	41	219	+ 402
Uterin Cancer	32	545	56	58	+ 487
Road Traffic Accidents	33	521	3	3,718	- 3,198
Oral Cancer	34	502	37	272	+ 230
Congenital Anomalies	35	465	12	1,777	- 1,313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	367	33	362	+ 5
Drownings	37	257	36	285	- 28
Epilepsy	38	252	45	191	+ 61
Schizophrenia	39	225	83	0	+ 225
Asthma	40	205	22	717	- 512
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	201	63	23	+ 178
Multiple Sclerosis	42	194	66	7	+ 187
Violence	43	156	29	548	- 392
Cervical Cancer	44	150	18	941	- 790
Fires	45	149	38	270	- 121
Tuberculosis	46	78	26	625	- 547
Skin Disease	47	66	52	103	- 37
Low Birth Weight	48	63	9	2,193	- 2,129
Poisonings	49	60	40	220	- 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	46	48	136	- 90
Osteoarthritis	51	40	81	0	+ 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	37	6	3,121	- 3,084
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	26	80	0	+ 26
Appendicitis	54	23	54	70	- 47
Meningitis	55	23	19	847	- 824
Birth Trauma	56	19	10	1,888	- 1,869
Malnutrition	57	16	16	1,168	- 1,152
Anemia	58	14	86	0	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	59	13	7	2,826	- 2,812
Hepatitis C	60	11	65	12	- 1
Oral conditions	61	9	82	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	5	57	58	- 53
Hepatitis B	63	4	55	68	- 64
Maternal Conditions	64	4	21	722	- 719
War	65	1	69	3	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	61	39	- 38
Syphilis	67	1	46	173	- 172
Otitis Media	68	1	68	4	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	42	218	- 218
Tetanus	70	0	58	53	- 53
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	59	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	111	- 111
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Finland

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.