RWANDA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	13,911	25	657	+ 13,254
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,492	4	3,605	+ 9,886
Lung Cancers	3	8,416	39	234	+ 8,182
Stroke	4	7,441	2	5,060	+ 2,381
Lung Disease	5	7,334	13	1,555	+ 5,779
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,468	28	591	+ 3,877
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,791	1	5,280	- 1,488
Falls	8	3,166	31	412	+ 2,754
Breast Cancer	9	2,710	27	600	+ 2,110
Prostate Cancer	10	2,503	32	396	+ 2,107
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,296	43	214	+ 2,082
Kidney Disease	12	1,940	15	1,206	+ 734
Lymphomas	13	1,925	30	450	+ 1,475
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,829	11	1,858	- 29
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,644	44	213	+ 1,431
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,625	47	146	+ 1,479
Suicide	17	1,552	24	704	+ 849
Other Neoplasms	18	1,404	64	16	+ 1,387
Other Injuries	19	1,263	17	944	+ 319
Leukemia	20	1,210	35	317	+ 893
Bladder Cancer	21	1,128	62	35	+ 1,093
Stomach Cancer	22	1,043	20	780	+ 263
Inflammatory/Heart	23	920	34	347	+ 574
Liver Cancer	24	891	23	706	+ 185
Ovary Cancer	25	818	53	92	+ 726
Endocrine Disorders	26	808	41	219	+ 589
Skin Cancers	27	785	50	113	+ 672
Liver Disease	28	717	8	2,548	- 1,831
Hypertension	29	627	14	1,357	- 730
Oral Cancer	30	588	37	272	+ 316
Road Traffic Accidents	31	522	3	3,718	- 3,196
Alcohol	32	469	49	125	+ 344
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	448	6	3,121	- 2,674
Uterin Cancer	34	434	56	58	+ 376
Congenital Anomalies	35	417	12	1,777	- 1,360
Skin Disease	36	226	52	103	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	37	226	66	7	+ 219
Epilepsy	38	222	45	191	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	39	204	18	941	- 736
Anemia	40	191	86	0	+ 191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	182	48	136	+ 46
Drug Use	42	177	60	45	+ 132
Osteoarthritis	43	169	81	0	+ 169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	164	63	23	+ 141
Low Birth Weight	45	128	9	2,193	- 2,064
Asthma	46	127	22	717	- 591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	100	33	362	- 262
Violence	48	82	29	548	- 466
Drownings	49	75	36	285	- 210
Schizophrenia	50	73	83	0	+ 73
Meningitis	51	60	19	847	- 787
Birth Trauma	52	57	10	1,888	- 1,832
Fires	53	38	38	270	- 232
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	32	80	0	+ 32
HIV/AIDS	55	25	7	2,826	- 2,800
Tuberculosis	56	22	26	625	- 603
Upper Respiratory	57	22	57	58	- 37
Appendicitis	58	20	54	70	- 51
Oral conditions	59	16	82	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	60	16	65	12	+ 3
Poisonings	61	13	40	220	- 207
Hepatitis B	62	10	55	68	- 58
Malnutrition	63	9	16	1,168	- 1,159
Otitis Media	64	8	68	4	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	65	6	21	722	- 716
War	66	1	69	3	- 1
Pertussis	67	1	42	218	- 217
Encephalitis	68	1	61	39	- 38
Syphilis	69	1	46	173	- 172
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	58	53	- 53
Measles	73	0	59	51	- 51
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Netherlands

Rwanda

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.