RWANDA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,589	4	3,605	+ 8,983
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,591	25	657	+ 9,934
Stroke	3	7,243	2	5,060	+ 2,183
Lung Cancers	4	7,105	39	234	+ 6,870
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,354	28	591	+ 3,763
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,939	1	5,280	- 1,340
Lung Disease	7	3,633	13	1,555	+ 2,078
Breast Cancer	8	3,095	27	600	+ 2,496
Other Injuries	9	3,012	17	944	+ 2,068
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,463	43	214	+ 2,249
Kidney Disease	11	2,287	15	1,206	+ 1,081
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,174	11	1,858	+ 316
Prostate Cancer	13	2,166	32	396	+ 1,770
Lymphomas	14	2,006	30	450	+ 1,556
Liver Cancer	15	1,907	23	706	+ 1,201
Suicide	16	1,785	24	704	+ 1,082
Other Neoplasms	17	1,748	64	16	+ 1,731
Falls	18	1,651	31	412	+ 1,238
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,611	41	219	+ 1,392
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,508	47	146	+ 1,362
Leukemia	21	1,486	35	317	+ 1,169
Liver Disease	22	1,471	8	2,548	- 1,077
Hypertension	23	1,417	14	1,357	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	24	1,308	62	35	+ 1,273
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,209	34	347	+ 862
Stomach Cancer	26	1,102	20	780	+ 322
Oral Cancer	27	932	37	272	+ 660
Oesophagus Cancer	28	931	44	213	+ 718
Malnutrition	29	839	16	1,168	- 329
Ovary Cancer	30	790	53	92	+ 698
Road Traffic Accidents	31	665	3	3,718	- 3,053
Skin Cancers	32	649	50	113	+ 536
Alcohol	33	635	49	125	+ 510
Uterin Cancer	34	542	56	58	+ 484
Congenital Anomalies	35	401	12	1,777	- 1,376
Drug Use	36	375	60	45	+ 330
Epilepsy	37	372	45	191	+ 180
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	360	6	3,121	- 2,761
Skin Disease	39	318	52	103	+ 216
Cervical Cancer	40	314	18	941	- 627
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	276	48	136	+ 140
Asthma	42	207	22	717	- 510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	196	33	362	- 166
Anemia	44	194	86	0	+ 194
Drownings	45	173	36	285	- 112
Multiple Sclerosis	46	150	66	7	+ 143
Low Birth Weight	47	130	9	2,193	- 2,063
Schizophrenia	48	129	83	0	+ 129
Violence	49	107	29	548	- 441
Tuberculosis	50	87	26	625	- 538
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	85	63	23	+ 62
Hepatitis C	52	83	65	12	+ 71
Fires	53	80	38	270	- 189
HIV/AIDS	54	72	7	2,826	- 2,753
Birth Trauma	55	62	10	1,888	- 1,827
Osteoarthritis	56	49	81	0	+ 49
Poisonings	57	45	40	220	- 175
Meningitis	58	33	19	847	- 815
Hepatitis B	59	27	55	68	- 41
Oral conditions	60	23	82	0	+ 23
Appendicitis	61	18	54	70	- 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	15	80	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	63	11	57	58	- 48
Maternal Conditions	64	10	21	722	- 712
Otitis Media	65	3	68	4	- 1
Encephalitis	66	2	61	39	- 37
War	67	1	69	3	- 1
Syphilis	68	1	46	173	- 172
Pertussis	69	1	42	218	- 217
Tetanus	70	0	58	53	- 52
Schistosomiasis	71	0	51	111	- 111
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	59	51	- 51
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
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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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.