RWANDA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,816	4	3,605	+ 20,210
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,287	25	657	+ 7,629
Stroke	3	8,064	2	5,060	+ 3,004
Lung Cancers	4	7,541	39	234	+ 7,306
Lung Disease	5	6,931	13	1,555	+ 5,377
Hypertension	6	4,340	14	1,357	+ 2,982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,215	28	591	+ 3,624
Kidney Disease	8	3,688	15	1,206	+ 2,482
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,354	1	5,280	- 1,925
Breast Cancer	10	3,052	27	600	+ 2,452
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,911	43	214	+ 2,697
Prostate Cancer	12	2,670	32	396	+ 2,274
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,520	11	1,858	+ 662
Falls	14	2,482	31	412	+ 2,070
Liver Disease	15	2,461	8	2,548	- 87
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,040	47	146	+ 1,894
Lymphomas	17	1,984	30	450	+ 1,534
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,729	41	219	+ 1,510
Suicide	19	1,666	24	704	+ 962
Stomach Cancer	20	1,564	20	780	+ 784
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,440	34	347	+ 1,093
Leukemia	22	1,415	35	317	+ 1,098
Other Injuries	23	1,336	17	944	+ 392
Other Neoplasms	24	1,322	64	16	+ 1,305
Liver Cancer	25	1,305	23	706	+ 599
Alcohol	26	1,013	49	125	+ 888
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,006	44	213	+ 793
Bladder Cancer	28	1,003	62	35	+ 968
Oral Cancer	29	975	37	272	+ 703
Ovary Cancer	30	841	53	92	+ 749
Skin Cancers	31	657	50	113	+ 544
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	620	6	3,121	- 2,501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	586	48	136	+ 450
Road Traffic Accidents	34	512	3	3,718	- 3,207
Epilepsy	35	501	45	191	+ 309
Congenital Anomalies	36	371	12	1,777	- 1,406
Uterin Cancer	37	361	56	58	+ 303
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	351	33	362	- 11
Cervical Cancer	39	345	18	941	- 595
Drug Use	40	313	60	45	+ 268
Multiple Sclerosis	41	254	66	7	+ 247
Skin Disease	42	250	52	103	+ 147
Anemia	43	161	86	0	+ 161
Asthma	44	150	22	717	- 567
Low Birth Weight	45	125	9	2,193	- 2,068
Violence	46	125	29	548	- 423
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	88	63	23	+ 65
Hepatitis C	48	82	65	12	+ 70
Drownings	49	74	36	285	- 210
Malnutrition	50	73	16	1,168	- 1,095
Schizophrenia	51	63	83	0	+ 63
Osteoarthritis	52	59	81	0	+ 59
Fires	53	58	38	270	- 212
HIV/AIDS	54	56	7	2,826	- 2,770
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	47	80	0	+ 47
Tuberculosis	56	45	26	625	- 579
Birth Trauma	57	39	10	1,888	- 1,849
Poisonings	58	35	40	220	- 185
Hepatitis B	59	29	55	68	- 39
Meningitis	60	27	19	847	- 820
Upper Respiratory	61	22	57	58	- 36
Appendicitis	62	21	54	70	- 49
Oral conditions	63	10	82	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	21	722	- 716
Otitis Media	65	3	68	4	- 1
War	66	2	69	3	- 1
Encephalitis	67	1	61	39	- 38
Syphilis	68	1	46	173	- 172
Pertussis	69	0	42	218	- 217
Measles	70	0	59	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	58	53	- 53
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	2	- 2
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.