RWANDA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,968	4	3,605	+ 11,363
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,805	1	5,280	+ 5,525
Stroke	3	8,543	2	5,060	+ 3,482
Kidney Disease	4	4,536	15	1,206	+ 3,330
Hypertension	5	3,974	14	1,357	+ 2,616
Lung Disease	6	3,750	13	1,555	+ 2,196
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,716	11	1,858	+ 1,857
Tuberculosis	8	3,117	26	625	+ 2,492
Violence	9	1,709	29	548	+ 1,161
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,499	3	3,718	- 2,219
Asthma	11	1,314	22	717	+ 596
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,205	41	219	+ 986
Lung Cancers	13	1,186	39	234	+ 952
Low Birth Weight	14	1,168	9	2,193	- 1,025
Breast Cancer	15	1,129	27	600	+ 529
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	929	28	591	+ 338
Congenital Anomalies	17	927	12	1,777	- 850
Birth Trauma	18	917	10	1,888	- 971
Liver Cancer	19	883	23	706	+ 176
Liver Disease	20	815	8	2,548	- 1,733
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	791	33	362	+ 428
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	713	6	3,121	- 2,408
Other Neoplasms	23	593	64	16	+ 577
Malnutrition	24	497	16	1,168	- 671
Skin Disease	25	487	52	103	+ 384
Prostate Cancer	26	478	32	396	+ 82
Drownings	27	447	36	285	+ 162
Falls	28	445	31	412	+ 32
Leukemia	29	414	35	317	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	30	408	34	347	+ 62
Other Injuries	31	407	17	944	- 537
Anemia	32	396	86	0	+ 396
Cervical Cancer	33	354	18	941	- 586
Oral Cancer	34	336	37	272	+ 64
Suicide	35	268	24	704	- 436
Lymphomas	36	262	30	450	- 187
Pancreas Cancer	37	244	43	214	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	38	235	21	722	- 487
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	232	25	657	- 426
Ovary Cancer	40	230	53	92	+ 138
Stomach Cancer	41	215	20	780	- 565
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	208	48	136	+ 72
Pertussis	43	203	42	218	- 15
Syphilis	44	133	46	173	- 39
Epilepsy	45	129	45	191	- 62
Dengue	46	122	72	0	+ 122
Meningitis	47	120	19	847	- 727
Measles	48	103	59	51	+ 51
War	49	94	69	3	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	50	88	56	58	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	87	80	0	+ 87
Drug Use	52	80	60	45	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	53	77	44	213	- 136
Fires	54	69	38	270	- 201
Parkinson's Disease	55	68	47	146	- 78
Hepatitis B	56	68	55	68	- 0
Osteoarthritis	57	66	81	0	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	58	66	62	35	+ 30
Tetanus	59	60	58	53	+ 7
Alcohol	60	46	49	125	- 79
Skin Cancers	61	42	50	113	- 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	37	63	23	+ 14
Appendicitis	63	32	54	70	- 38
Schistosomiasis	64	27	51	111	- 84
Poisonings	65	26	40	220	- 194
HIV/AIDS	66	24	7	2,826	- 2,802
Encephalitis	67	21	61	39	- 18
Schizophrenia	68	15	83	0	+ 15
Malaria	69	11	5	3,298	- 3,287
Upper Respiratory	70	4	57	58	- 54
Leprosy	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	66	7	- 4
Oral conditions	73	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	74	3	68	4	- 1
Diphtheria	75	2	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	2	67	5	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	65	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	73	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.