RWANDA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,396	4	3,605	+ 8,790
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,354	25	657	+ 7,697
Lung Cancers	3	4,987	39	234	+ 4,753
Lung Disease	4	4,986	13	1,555	+ 3,432
Stroke	5	4,607	2	5,060	- 453
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,379	1	5,280	- 1,900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,851	28	591	+ 2,260
Breast Cancer	8	1,978	27	600	+ 1,378
Prostate Cancer	9	1,523	32	396	+ 1,127
Kidney Disease	10	1,475	15	1,206	+ 269
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,381	43	214	+ 1,167
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,379	47	146	+ 1,233
Lymphomas	13	1,335	30	450	+ 885
Suicide	14	1,223	24	704	+ 520
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,089	44	213	+ 876
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,077	11	1,858	- 782
Stomach Cancer	17	928	20	780	+ 148
Liver Cancer	18	828	23	706	+ 121
Liver Disease	19	727	8	2,548	- 1,821
Leukemia	20	713	35	317	+ 396
Ovary Cancer	21	710	53	92	+ 618
Bladder Cancer	22	666	62	35	+ 631
Skin Cancers	23	655	50	113	+ 542
Endocrine Disorders	24	649	41	219	+ 429
Falls	25	643	31	412	+ 230
Inflammatory/Heart	26	624	34	347	+ 277
Other Neoplasms	27	567	64	16	+ 551
Oral Cancer	28	476	37	272	+ 204
Hypertension	29	455	14	1,357	- 902
Other Injuries	30	445	17	944	- 499
Drug Use	31	434	60	45	+ 390
Congenital Anomalies	32	398	12	1,777	- 1,379
Road Traffic Accidents	33	398	3	3,718	- 3,320
Uterin Cancer	34	328	56	58	+ 270
Cervical Cancer	35	268	18	941	- 672
Epilepsy	36	221	45	191	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	37	216	66	7	+ 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	174	33	362	- 188
Alcohol	39	167	49	125	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	153	63	23	+ 130
Asthma	41	151	22	717	- 566
Skin Disease	42	150	52	103	+ 47
Drownings	43	149	36	285	- 136
Low Birth Weight	44	145	9	2,193	- 2,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	137	6	3,121	- 2,984
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	130	48	136	- 6
Violence	47	99	29	548	- 449
Fires	48	78	38	270	- 192
Anemia	49	75	86	0	+ 75
Tuberculosis	50	60	26	625	- 565
Osteoarthritis	51	51	81	0	+ 51
Hepatitis C	52	50	65	12	+ 38
Poisonings	53	37	40	220	- 183
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	36	80	0	+ 36
Schizophrenia	55	30	83	0	+ 30
Birth Trauma	56	26	10	1,888	- 1,862
HIV/AIDS	57	22	7	2,826	- 2,803
Meningitis	58	19	19	847	- 828
Hepatitis B	59	15	55	68	- 53
Appendicitis	60	9	54	70	- 61
Maternal Conditions	61	8	21	722	- 714
Oral conditions	62	6	82	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	63	5	16	1,168	- 1,163
Upper Respiratory	64	3	57	58	- 56
War	65	1	69	3	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	61	39	- 38
Pertussis	67	0	42	218	- 218
Syphilis	68	0	46	173	- 173
Chlamydia	69	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	53	- 53
Diphtheria	82	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	59	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Ireland

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.