RWANDA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,288	4	3,605	+ 9,683
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,046	25	657	+ 5,389
Lung Cancers	3	5,272	39	234	+ 5,037
Stroke	4	5,215	2	5,060	+ 155
Lung Disease	5	4,919	13	1,555	+ 3,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,660	28	591	+ 2,069
Breast Cancer	7	2,299	27	600	+ 1,699
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,256	1	5,280	- 3,024
Kidney Disease	9	1,845	15	1,206	+ 639
Other Injuries	10	1,793	17	944	+ 849
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,660	43	214	+ 1,446
Liver Disease	12	1,523	8	2,548	- 1,025
Suicide	13	1,408	24	704	+ 704
Lymphomas	14	1,307	30	450	+ 858
Prostate Cancer	15	1,291	32	396	+ 895
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,256	47	146	+ 1,110
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,240	11	1,858	- 619
Falls	18	1,230	31	412	+ 818
Hypertension	19	1,088	14	1,357	- 269
Leukemia	20	1,075	35	317	+ 758
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,071	41	219	+ 851
Stomach Cancer	22	1,038	20	780	+ 258
Inflammatory/Heart	23	996	34	347	+ 649
Other Neoplasms	24	991	64	16	+ 975
Liver Cancer	25	984	23	706	+ 278
Bladder Cancer	26	888	62	35	+ 853
Ovary Cancer	27	716	53	92	+ 624
Oesophagus Cancer	28	645	44	213	+ 432
Alcohol	29	513	49	125	+ 388
Road Traffic Accidents	30	509	3	3,718	- 3,209
Skin Cancers	31	438	50	113	+ 326
Malnutrition	32	395	16	1,168	- 773
Oral Cancer	33	386	37	272	+ 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	384	48	136	+ 248
Epilepsy	35	341	45	191	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	36	318	56	58	+ 259
Congenital Anomalies	37	211	12	1,777	- 1,566
Cervical Cancer	38	194	18	941	- 746
Drug Use	39	189	60	45	+ 144
Anemia	40	171	86	0	+ 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	137	33	362	- 225
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	125	6	3,121	- 2,996
Schizophrenia	43	118	83	0	+ 118
Skin Disease	44	109	52	103	+ 6
Asthma	45	94	22	717	- 623
Multiple Sclerosis	46	83	66	7	+ 76
Hepatitis C	47	75	65	12	+ 63
Violence	48	63	29	548	- 485
Low Birth Weight	49	62	9	2,193	- 2,131
Osteoarthritis	50	53	81	0	+ 53
Fires	51	51	38	270	- 218
HIV/AIDS	52	50	7	2,826	- 2,775
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	47	63	23	+ 24
Drownings	54	40	36	285	- 245
Tuberculosis	55	38	26	625	- 587
Poisonings	56	30	40	220	- 190
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	24	80	0	+ 24
Meningitis	58	14	19	847	- 833
Birth Trauma	59	12	10	1,888	- 1,876
Hepatitis B	60	11	55	68	- 57
Upper Respiratory	61	8	57	58	- 50
Appendicitis	62	7	54	70	- 63
Maternal Conditions	63	7	21	722	- 716
Oral conditions	64	6	82	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	3	61	39	- 36
Syphilis	66	3	46	173	- 170
War	67	1	69	3	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	42	218	- 218
Tetanus	69	0	58	53	- 53
Measles	70	0	59	51	- 51
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	111	- 111
Malaria	81	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	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.