RWANDA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,401	4	3,605	+ 21,796
Stroke	2	8,453	2	5,060	+ 3,393
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,167	1	5,280	+ 888
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	6,010	25	657	+ 5,352
Lung Cancers	5	5,711	39	234	+ 5,477
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,715	11	1,858	+ 2,857
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,267	28	591	+ 3,675
Lung Disease	8	3,672	13	1,555	+ 2,117
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,622	43	214	+ 2,408
Breast Cancer	10	2,458	27	600	+ 1,859
Kidney Disease	11	2,293	15	1,206	+ 1,087
Lymphomas	12	1,536	30	450	+ 1,087
Prostate Cancer	13	1,534	32	396	+ 1,138
Falls	14	1,498	31	412	+ 1,086
Stomach Cancer	15	1,443	20	780	+ 663
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,438	47	146	+ 1,292
Ovary Cancer	17	987	53	92	+ 895
Liver Cancer	18	978	23	706	+ 272
Bladder Cancer	19	961	62	35	+ 926
Hypertension	20	961	14	1,357	- 396
Leukemia	21	802	35	317	+ 485
Suicide	22	773	24	704	+ 70
Oral Cancer	23	725	37	272	+ 453
Liver Disease	24	669	8	2,548	- 1,880
Skin Disease	25	664	52	103	+ 561
Other Neoplasms	26	639	64	16	+ 623
Inflammatory/Heart	27	636	34	347	+ 289
Uterin Cancer	28	600	56	58	+ 542
Oesophagus Cancer	29	587	44	213	+ 374
Endocrine Disorders	30	553	41	219	+ 334
Road Traffic Accidents	31	525	3	3,718	- 3,194
Congenital Anomalies	32	501	12	1,777	- 1,276
Other Injuries	33	474	17	944	- 470
Skin Cancers	34	406	50	113	+ 293
Low Birth Weight	35	327	9	2,193	- 1,866
Asthma	36	241	22	717	- 476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	209	33	362	- 153
Drug Use	38	199	60	45	+ 154
Cervical Cancer	39	129	18	941	- 811
Violence	40	128	29	548	- 420
HIV/AIDS	41	106	7	2,826	- 2,719
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	99	80	0	+ 99
Epilepsy	43	99	45	191	- 93
Birth Trauma	44	85	10	1,888	- 1,803
Multiple Sclerosis	45	85	66	7	+ 77
Anemia	46	82	86	0	+ 82
Alcohol	47	78	49	125	- 47
Drownings	48	66	36	285	- 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	63	48	136	- 73
Osteoarthritis	50	62	81	0	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	56	63	23	+ 32
Tuberculosis	52	46	26	625	- 579
Hepatitis C	53	38	65	12	+ 25
War	54	33	69	3	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	30	6	3,121	- 3,091
Meningitis	56	23	19	847	- 824
Schizophrenia	57	20	83	0	+ 20
Poisonings	58	15	40	220	- 205
Upper Respiratory	59	11	57	58	- 48
Malnutrition	60	10	16	1,168	- 1,158
Hepatitis B	61	10	55	68	- 58
Fires	62	9	38	270	- 261
Appendicitis	63	9	54	70	- 61
Maternal Conditions	64	9	21	722	- 714
Encephalitis	65	3	61	39	- 36
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Schistosomiasis	70	0	51	111	- 111
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	42	218	- 218
Measles	73	0	59	51	- 51
Tetanus	74	0	58	53	- 53
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	5	- 5
Chlamydia	80	0	70	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	46	173	- 173
Otitis Media	82	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.