RWANDA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,650	2	5,060	+ 6,590
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,021	11	1,858	+ 8,162
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,327	4	3,605	+ 4,721
Violence	4	7,161	29	548	+ 6,613
Prostate Cancer	5	4,262	32	396	+ 3,866
Kidney Disease	6	3,826	15	1,206	+ 2,620
HIV/AIDS	7	3,654	7	2,826	+ 828
Hypertension	8	3,139	14	1,357	+ 1,782
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,833	25	657	+ 2,176
Lung Cancers	10	2,279	39	234	+ 2,045
Lung Disease	11	2,180	13	1,555	+ 626
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,142	3	3,718	- 1,576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,105	28	591	+ 1,514
Breast Cancer	14	1,994	27	600	+ 1,394
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,896	1	5,280	- 3,384
Cervical Cancer	16	1,727	18	941	+ 786
Lymphomas	17	1,210	30	450	+ 761
Low Birth Weight	18	1,161	9	2,193	- 1,032
Stomach Cancer	19	1,112	20	780	+ 332
Endocrine Disorders	20	851	41	219	+ 631
Liver Disease	21	747	8	2,548	- 1,801
Skin Disease	22	701	52	103	+ 598
Congenital Anomalies	23	669	12	1,777	- 1,108
Inflammatory/Heart	24	643	34	347	+ 296
Parkinson's Disease	25	639	47	146	+ 493
Leukemia	26	622	35	317	+ 305
Pancreas Cancer	27	572	43	214	+ 358
Uterin Cancer	28	512	56	58	+ 454
Liver Cancer	29	488	23	706	- 219
Ovary Cancer	30	468	53	92	+ 376
Other Injuries	31	438	17	944	- 506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	397	33	362	+ 35
Falls	33	396	31	412	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	34	356	44	213	+ 143
Suicide	35	338	24	704	- 365
Asthma	36	315	22	717	- 402
Birth Trauma	37	314	10	1,888	- 1,575
Bladder Cancer	38	287	62	35	+ 252
Oral Cancer	39	283	37	272	+ 11
Malnutrition	40	230	16	1,168	- 938
Epilepsy	41	221	45	191	+ 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	167	6	3,121	- 2,954
Maternal Conditions	43	167	21	722	- 556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	128	48	136	- 7
Other Neoplasms	45	90	64	16	+ 73
Fires	46	75	38	270	- 195
Meningitis	47	75	19	847	- 772
Drug Use	48	63	60	45	+ 19
Encephalitis	49	63	61	39	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	55	63	23	+ 32
Drownings	51	49	36	285	- 235
Skin Cancers	52	48	50	113	- 64
Appendicitis	53	44	54	70	- 26
Tuberculosis	54	37	26	625	- 587
Alcohol	55	36	49	125	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	56	16	66	7	+ 9
Poisonings	57	11	40	220	- 209
Dengue	58	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	4	55	68	- 64
Syphilis	60	4	46	173	- 169
War	61	2	69	3	- 0
Chlamydia	62	2	70	2	- 1
Tetanus	63	1	58	53	- 52
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	12	- 12
Upper Respiratory	65	1	57	58	- 58
Ascariasis	66	0	67	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	42	218	- 218
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	111	- 111
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	59	51	- 51
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Jamaica

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.