RWANDA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	11,831	13	1,555	+ 10,276
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,613	4	3,605	+ 5,008
Tuberculosis	3	7,238	26	625	+ 6,613
Stroke	4	5,651	2	5,060	+ 590
Liver Disease	5	2,794	8	2,548	+ 246
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,730	1	5,280	- 2,549
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,657	6	3,121	- 464
Asthma	8	2,596	22	717	+ 1,879
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,037	3	3,718	- 1,681
Kidney Disease	10	1,875	15	1,206	+ 670
Low Birth Weight	11	1,673	9	2,193	- 520
Lung Cancers	12	1,570	39	234	+ 1,336
Falls	13	1,454	31	412	+ 1,042
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,282	11	1,858	- 576
Birth Trauma	15	1,171	10	1,888	- 717
Suicide	16	1,125	24	704	+ 422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,016	48	136	+ 880
Hypertension	18	916	14	1,357	- 442
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	885	25	657	+ 228
Cervical Cancer	20	862	18	941	- 78
Congenital Anomalies	21	853	12	1,777	- 924
Other Injuries	22	724	17	944	- 220
Drownings	23	659	36	285	+ 374
Oral Cancer	24	608	37	272	+ 336
Stomach Cancer	25	604	20	780	- 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	511	28	591	- 80
Breast Cancer	27	454	27	600	- 145
Maternal Conditions	28	428	21	722	- 295
Encephalitis	29	386	61	39	+ 347
Epilepsy	30	383	45	191	+ 191
Malnutrition	31	370	16	1,168	- 798
Lymphomas	32	336	30	450	- 114
Parkinson's Disease	33	333	47	146	+ 187
HIV/AIDS	34	323	7	2,826	- 2,503
Violence	35	308	29	548	- 240
Leukemia	36	292	35	317	- 25
Ovary Cancer	37	256	53	92	+ 164
Oesophagus Cancer	38	215	44	213	+ 2
Poisonings	39	207	40	220	- 13
Pertussis	40	198	42	218	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	41	195	43	214	- 19
Skin Cancers	42	175	50	113	+ 62
Meningitis	43	165	19	847	- 682
Bladder Cancer	44	142	62	35	+ 107
Endocrine Disorders	45	113	41	219	- 107
Liver Cancer	46	112	23	706	- 594
Appendicitis	47	96	54	70	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	48	95	34	347	- 252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	84	33	362	- 279
Fires	50	80	38	270	- 189
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	76	63	23	+ 53
Alcohol	52	73	49	125	- 52
Tetanus	53	59	58	53	+ 6
Syphilis	54	59	46	173	- 114
Dengue	55	52	72	0	+ 52
Hepatitis B	56	51	55	68	- 17
Drug Use	57	41	60	45	- 4
Prostate Cancer	58	37	32	396	- 359
Measles	59	26	59	51	- 25
Uterin Cancer	60	25	56	58	- 34
Other Neoplasms	61	22	64	16	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	62	17	77	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	63	17	66	7	+ 10
Hepatitis C	64	13	65	12	+ 0
War	65	11	69	3	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	10	57	58	- 48
Skin Disease	67	7	52	103	- 95
Chlamydia	68	2	70	2	- 0
Ascariasis	69	2	67	5	- 3
Otitis Media	70	2	68	4	- 2
Diphtheria	71	1	71	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	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.