RWANDA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,909	1	5,280	+ 5,629
Malaria	2	8,803	5	3,298	+ 5,505
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,290	6	3,121	+ 5,169
Low Birth Weight	4	4,944	9	2,193	+ 2,751
Stroke	5	4,508	2	5,060	- 552
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,256	4	3,605	+ 650
Birth Trauma	7	4,153	10	1,888	+ 2,265
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,075	3	3,718	- 643
Meningitis	9	2,708	19	847	+ 1,861
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,247	12	1,777	+ 470
Liver Disease	11	2,129	8	2,548	- 419
Other Injuries	12	1,978	17	944	+ 1,034
Tuberculosis	13	1,915	26	625	+ 1,290
Maternal Conditions	14	1,716	21	722	+ 993
Pertussis	15	1,478	42	218	+ 1,260
Kidney Disease	16	1,413	15	1,206	+ 207
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,360	11	1,858	- 498
Measles	18	1,248	59	51	+ 1,197
Violence	19	1,160	29	548	+ 612
Lung Disease	20	1,123	13	1,555	- 431
Malnutrition	21	1,122	16	1,168	- 46
Asthma	22	984	22	717	+ 266
Endocrine Disorders	23	934	41	219	+ 715
Drownings	24	818	36	285	+ 533
Hypertension	25	701	14	1,357	- 656
Falls	26	671	31	412	+ 259
Suicide	27	635	24	704	- 69
Fires	28	579	38	270	+ 310
Breast Cancer	29	556	27	600	- 44
HIV/AIDS	30	542	7	2,826	- 2,284
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	540	33	362	+ 178
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	444	25	657	- 214
Poisonings	33	399	40	220	+ 179
Inflammatory/Heart	34	397	34	347	+ 51
Liver Cancer	35	385	23	706	- 321
Epilepsy	36	350	45	191	+ 159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	270	28	591	- 321
Cervical Cancer	38	252	18	941	- 689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	241	48	136	+ 105
Ovary Cancer	40	220	53	92	+ 128
War	41	212	69	3	+ 209
Tetanus	42	193	58	53	+ 140
Lymphomas	43	181	30	450	- 268
Stomach Cancer	44	155	20	780	- 625
Skin Cancers	45	148	50	113	+ 36
Hepatitis B	46	144	55	68	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	47	142	47	146	- 4
Leukemia	48	133	35	317	- 184
Oral Cancer	49	125	37	272	- 147
Schistosomiasis	50	123	51	111	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	51	123	77	0	+ 123
Skin Disease	52	110	52	103	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	53	83	62	35	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	54	71	43	214	- 142
Oesophagus Cancer	55	68	44	213	- 145
Appendicitis	56	66	54	70	- 4
Prostate Cancer	57	66	32	396	- 330
Drug Use	58	65	60	45	+ 21
Ascariasis	59	65	67	5	+ 60
Alcohol	60	62	49	125	- 63
Encephalitis	61	58	61	39	+ 19
Syphilis	62	57	46	173	- 116
Upper Respiratory	63	48	57	58	- 10
Uterin Cancer	64	45	56	58	- 14
Diphtheria	65	31	71	1	+ 30
Hepatitis C	66	24	65	12	+ 11
Lung Cancers	67	22	39	234	- 212
Other Neoplasms	68	12	64	16	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	66	7	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	9	63	23	- 14
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	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.