RWANDA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,097	4	3,605	+ 11,492
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,057	25	657	+ 10,400
Stroke	3	5,261	2	5,060	+ 201
Lung Cancers	4	5,022	39	234	+ 4,788
Lung Disease	5	4,816	13	1,555	+ 3,262
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,081	1	5,280	- 2,199
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,748	28	591	+ 2,157
Prostate Cancer	8	2,277	32	396	+ 1,881
Breast Cancer	9	1,997	27	600	+ 1,397
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,982	47	146	+ 1,836
Other Injuries	11	1,872	17	944	+ 928
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,621	43	214	+ 1,407
Suicide	13	1,506	24	704	+ 802
Lymphomas	14	1,376	30	450	+ 926
Kidney Disease	15	1,244	15	1,206	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,110	11	1,858	- 749
Hypertension	17	906	14	1,357	- 451
Falls	18	886	31	412	+ 474
Oesophagus Cancer	19	843	44	213	+ 630
Liver Cancer	20	837	23	706	+ 131
Bladder Cancer	21	762	62	35	+ 726
Leukemia	22	707	35	317	+ 390
Stomach Cancer	23	657	20	780	- 123
Drug Use	24	629	60	45	+ 584
Ovary Cancer	25	615	53	92	+ 523
Inflammatory/Heart	26	585	34	347	+ 238
Endocrine Disorders	27	583	41	219	+ 364
Alcohol	28	529	49	125	+ 404
Skin Cancers	29	486	50	113	+ 373
Other Neoplasms	30	364	64	16	+ 348
Liver Disease	31	354	8	2,548	- 2,194
Cervical Cancer	32	344	18	941	- 597
Oral Cancer	33	320	37	272	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	34	279	12	1,777	- 1,498
Road Traffic Accidents	35	260	3	3,718	- 3,458
Uterin Cancer	36	259	56	58	+ 200
Epilepsy	37	203	45	191	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	158	63	23	+ 135
Violence	39	150	29	548	- 398
Anemia	40	137	86	0	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	122	33	362	- 240
Poisonings	42	121	40	220	- 99
Low Birth Weight	43	113	9	2,193	- 2,080
Multiple Sclerosis	44	103	66	7	+ 96
Skin Disease	45	99	52	103	- 4
Birth Trauma	46	93	10	1,888	- 1,795
Osteoarthritis	47	78	81	0	+ 78
Asthma	48	62	22	717	- 655
Schizophrenia	49	54	83	0	+ 54
Meningitis	50	48	19	847	- 799
Upper Respiratory	51	41	57	58	- 17
Hepatitis C	52	41	65	12	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	40	80	0	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	39	48	136	- 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	36	6	3,121	- 3,085
Drownings	56	34	36	285	- 251
Malnutrition	57	20	16	1,168	- 1,147
Fires	58	20	38	270	- 250
HIV/AIDS	59	17	7	2,826	- 2,808
Maternal Conditions	60	13	21	722	- 709
War	61	1	69	3	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	42	218	- 217
Hepatitis B	63	0	55	68	- 68
Otitis Media	64	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	59	51	- 51
Tetanus	68	0	58	53	- 53
Ascariasis	69	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	111	- 111
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	61	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	46	173	- 173
Chlamydia	81	0	70	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	26	625	- 625
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	54	70	- 70
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Iceland

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.