RWANDA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,156	4	3,605	+ 9,551
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,038	25	657	+ 10,381
Lung Disease	3	6,733	13	1,555	+ 5,178
Stroke	4	6,121	2	5,060	+ 1,060
Lung Cancers	5	5,736	39	234	+ 5,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,442	1	5,280	- 837
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,418	28	591	+ 3,826
Prostate Cancer	8	2,898	32	396	+ 2,502
Falls	9	1,922	31	412	+ 1,510
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,904	43	214	+ 1,690
Breast Cancer	11	1,726	27	600	+ 1,126
Lymphomas	12	1,596	30	450	+ 1,147
Suicide	13	1,566	24	704	+ 863
Kidney Disease	14	1,510	15	1,206	+ 304
Other Injuries	15	1,441	17	944	+ 497
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,383	11	1,858	- 475
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,370	47	146	+ 1,224
Skin Cancers	18	1,007	50	113	+ 895
Endocrine Disorders	19	887	41	219	+ 668
Bladder Cancer	20	881	62	35	+ 845
Leukemia	21	875	35	317	+ 558
Stomach Cancer	22	849	20	780	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	23	802	64	16	+ 786
Ovary Cancer	24	764	53	92	+ 672
Drug Use	25	652	60	45	+ 607
Liver Cancer	26	641	23	706	- 66
Oesophagus Cancer	27	613	44	213	+ 400
Hypertension	28	568	14	1,357	- 789
Inflammatory/Heart	29	546	34	347	+ 200
Liver Disease	30	528	8	2,548	- 2,020
Alcohol	31	506	49	125	+ 380
Oral Cancer	32	415	37	272	+ 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	395	33	362	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	34	337	12	1,777	- 1,440
Malnutrition	35	334	16	1,168	- 834
Uterin Cancer	36	332	56	58	+ 273
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	316	6	3,121	- 2,805
Skin Disease	38	316	52	103	+ 213
Cervical Cancer	39	309	18	941	- 631
Epilepsy	40	295	45	191	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	41	294	66	7	+ 287
Road Traffic Accidents	42	282	3	3,718	- 3,436
Asthma	43	209	22	717	- 508
Anemia	44	184	86	0	+ 184
Drownings	45	160	36	285	- 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	152	48	136	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	149	63	23	+ 126
Fires	48	110	38	270	- 159
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	80	80	0	+ 80
Violence	50	79	29	548	- 469
Osteoarthritis	51	67	81	0	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	52	58	9	2,193	- 2,135
Schizophrenia	53	56	83	0	+ 56
Birth Trauma	54	43	10	1,888	- 1,845
Hepatitis C	55	42	65	12	+ 29
Tuberculosis	56	37	26	625	- 588
Poisonings	57	36	40	220	- 185
Meningitis	58	34	19	847	- 814
Appendicitis	59	30	54	70	- 40
Upper Respiratory	60	29	57	58	- 30
HIV/AIDS	61	26	7	2,826	- 2,800
Oral conditions	62	21	82	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	63	8	55	68	- 60
Pertussis	64	3	42	218	- 215
Otitis Media	65	3	68	4	- 1
Maternal Conditions	66	3	21	722	- 720
Syphilis	67	2	46	173	- 171
War	68	1	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	58	53	- 52
Encephalitis	70	0	61	39	- 38
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	59	51	- 51
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	5	- 5
Chlamydia	77	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	51	111	- 111
Malaria	84	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.