RWANDA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,124	4	3,605	+ 14,519
Stroke	2	13,471	2	5,060	+ 8,411
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,931	1	5,280	+ 6,652
Lung Cancers	4	8,812	39	234	+ 8,578
Lung Disease	5	8,644	13	1,555	+ 7,089
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,341	28	591	+ 5,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,296	25	657	+ 5,639
Stomach Cancer	8	5,577	20	780	+ 4,797
Kidney Disease	9	4,952	15	1,206	+ 3,746
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,094	43	214	+ 3,881
Liver Cancer	11	3,249	23	706	+ 2,543
Other Injuries	12	2,440	17	944	+ 1,496
Suicide	13	2,153	24	704	+ 1,449
Lymphomas	14	2,131	30	450	+ 1,682
Breast Cancer	15	1,748	27	600	+ 1,148
Other Neoplasms	16	1,672	64	16	+ 1,656
Liver Disease	17	1,570	8	2,548	- 978
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,549	47	146	+ 1,403
Prostate Cancer	19	1,494	32	396	+ 1,098
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,362	44	213	+ 1,149
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,270	41	219	+ 1,051
Bladder Cancer	22	1,099	62	35	+ 1,064
Falls	23	1,077	31	412	+ 664
Leukemia	24	1,062	35	317	+ 745
Drownings	25	930	36	285	+ 645
Oral Cancer	26	921	37	272	+ 650
Inflammatory/Heart	27	910	34	347	+ 564
Hypertension	28	738	14	1,357	- 619
Diabetes Mellitus	29	601	11	1,858	- 1,258
Ovary Cancer	30	560	53	92	+ 468
Road Traffic Accidents	31	505	3	3,718	- 3,214
Cervical Cancer	32	420	18	941	- 520
Uterin Cancer	33	383	56	58	+ 324
Tuberculosis	34	382	26	625	- 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	323	33	362	- 39
Skin Disease	36	310	52	103	+ 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	302	6	3,121	- 2,819
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	289	63	23	+ 266
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	283	48	136	+ 147
Congenital Anomalies	40	273	12	1,777	- 1,504
Hepatitis C	41	245	65	12	+ 233
Asthma	42	213	22	717	- 505
Malnutrition	43	211	16	1,168	- 957
Skin Cancers	44	204	50	113	+ 91
Epilepsy	45	172	45	191	- 19
Hepatitis B	46	157	55	68	+ 89
Schizophrenia	47	116	83	0	+ 116
Fires	48	111	38	270	- 158
Anemia	49	97	86	0	+ 97
Drug Use	50	81	60	45	+ 36
Alcohol	51	64	49	125	- 62
Meningitis	52	34	19	847	- 813
Violence	53	29	29	548	- 519
Poisonings	54	28	40	220	- 192
Low Birth Weight	55	22	9	2,193	- 2,170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	19	80	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	57	18	57	58	- 41
Appendicitis	58	14	54	70	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	59	12	66	7	+ 5
Oral conditions	60	12	82	0	+ 12
Birth Trauma	61	12	10	1,888	- 1,877
Osteoarthritis	62	10	81	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	63	5	7	2,826	- 2,820
Maternal Conditions	64	4	21	722	- 718
Syphilis	65	2	46	173	- 171
War	66	2	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	67	1	58	53	- 52
Otitis Media	68	1	68	4	- 3
Encephalitis	69	1	61	39	- 38
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	42	218	- 218
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	111	- 111
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	59	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Chlamydia	80	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.