RWANDA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,460	4	3,605	+ 75,855
Stroke	2	29,251	2	5,060	+ 24,191
Lung Cancers	3	6,887	39	234	+ 6,653
Hypertension	4	6,682	14	1,357	+ 5,325
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,566	28	591	+ 4,975
Suicide	6	3,740	24	704	+ 3,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,391	1	5,280	- 1,889
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	3,364	25	657	+ 2,707
Liver Disease	9	3,336	8	2,548	+ 788
Stomach Cancer	10	3,313	20	780	+ 2,533
Breast Cancer	11	3,260	27	600	+ 2,660
Prostate Cancer	12	3,099	32	396	+ 2,703
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,996	43	214	+ 2,782
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,722	11	1,858	+ 864
Falls	15	2,685	31	412	+ 2,273
Lung Disease	16	2,659	13	1,555	+ 1,104
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,509	34	347	+ 2,162
Other Injuries	18	2,154	17	944	+ 1,210
Kidney Disease	19	1,927	15	1,206	+ 722
Oral Cancer	20	1,752	37	272	+ 1,480
Lymphomas	21	1,666	30	450	+ 1,217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,621	33	362	+ 1,259
Bladder Cancer	23	1,516	62	35	+ 1,481
Leukemia	24	1,471	35	317	+ 1,154
Liver Cancer	25	1,238	23	706	+ 532
Ovary Cancer	26	1,209	53	92	+ 1,117
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,164	3	3,718	- 2,554
Cervical Cancer	28	1,163	18	941	+ 222
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,152	47	146	+ 1,006
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,134	44	213	+ 921
Other Neoplasms	31	1,099	64	16	+ 1,082
Skin Cancers	32	1,019	50	113	+ 906
Alcohol	33	993	49	125	+ 868
Uterin Cancer	34	826	56	58	+ 768
Drownings	35	777	36	285	+ 492
Violence	36	682	29	548	+ 134
Drug Use	37	634	60	45	+ 589
Tuberculosis	38	616	26	625	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	39	373	41	219	+ 154
Epilepsy	40	322	45	191	+ 130
Congenital Anomalies	41	320	12	1,777	- 1,458
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	308	6	3,121	- 2,813
Fires	43	265	38	270	- 4
Skin Disease	44	248	52	103	+ 145
Poisonings	45	239	40	220	+ 19
Asthma	46	235	22	717	- 482
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	213	63	23	+ 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	151	48	136	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	49	149	66	7	+ 142
Hepatitis C	50	121	65	12	+ 109
HIV/AIDS	51	116	7	2,826	- 2,710
Meningitis	52	100	19	847	- 747
Birth Trauma	53	53	10	1,888	- 1,835
Appendicitis	54	51	54	70	- 20
Low Birth Weight	55	46	9	2,193	- 2,147
Schizophrenia	56	44	83	0	+ 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	42	80	0	+ 42
Malnutrition	58	37	16	1,168	- 1,131
Osteoarthritis	59	32	81	0	+ 32
Anemia	60	28	86	0	+ 28
Hepatitis B	61	25	55	68	- 44
Tetanus	62	13	58	53	- 40
Maternal Conditions	63	11	21	722	- 711
Oral conditions	64	10	82	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	65	8	61	39	- 31
Otitis Media	66	5	68	4	+ 2
War	67	1	69	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	0	57	58	- 58
Pertussis	69	0	42	218	- 218
Syphilis	70	0	46	173	- 173
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
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

Lithuania

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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.