RWANDA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,438	4	3,605	+ 50,832
Stroke	2	31,654	2	5,060	+ 26,594
Lung Cancers	3	5,259	39	234	+ 5,025
Inflammatory/Heart	4	5,230	34	347	+ 4,883
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,694	25	657	+ 4,037
Liver Disease	6	4,398	8	2,548	+ 1,850
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,124	28	591	+ 3,533
Suicide	8	3,543	24	704	+ 2,840
Lung Disease	9	3,541	13	1,555	+ 1,986
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,135	1	5,280	- 2,145
Stomach Cancer	11	2,843	20	780	+ 2,063
Alcohol	12	2,707	49	125	+ 2,582
Breast Cancer	13	2,248	27	600	+ 1,649
Other Injuries	14	2,178	17	944	+ 1,234
HIV/AIDS	15	2,057	7	2,826	- 769
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,962	43	214	+ 1,748
Hypertension	17	1,775	14	1,357	+ 418
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,775	11	1,858	- 84
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,694	3	3,718	- 2,025
Prostate Cancer	20	1,365	32	396	+ 969
Falls	21	1,132	31	412	+ 720
Kidney Disease	22	1,120	15	1,206	- 85
Violence	23	1,108	29	548	+ 560
Liver Cancer	24	1,080	23	706	+ 374
Oral Cancer	25	1,053	37	272	+ 781
Parkinson's Disease	26	907	47	146	+ 761
Drug Use	27	882	60	45	+ 837
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	865	33	362	+ 502
Lymphomas	29	863	30	450	+ 413
Tuberculosis	30	815	26	625	+ 190
Leukemia	31	797	35	317	+ 480
Ovary Cancer	32	786	53	92	+ 694
Oesophagus Cancer	33	719	44	213	+ 506
Cervical Cancer	34	718	18	941	- 222
Uterin Cancer	35	664	56	58	+ 606
Drownings	36	641	36	285	+ 357
Fires	37	618	38	270	+ 348
Bladder Cancer	38	610	62	35	+ 575
Skin Cancers	39	543	50	113	+ 430
Poisonings	40	538	40	220	+ 318
Congenital Anomalies	41	406	12	1,777	- 1,371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	268	48	136	+ 132
Skin Disease	43	265	52	103	+ 162
Low Birth Weight	44	208	9	2,193	- 1,984
Endocrine Disorders	45	194	41	219	- 26
Asthma	46	171	22	717	- 547
Encephalitis	47	104	61	39	+ 65
Meningitis	48	100	19	847	- 747
Multiple Sclerosis	49	80	66	7	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	73	63	23	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	51	71	64	16	+ 54
Epilepsy	52	69	45	191	- 122
Birth Trauma	53	69	10	1,888	- 1,819
Appendicitis	54	40	54	70	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	39	6	3,121	- 3,082
Maternal Conditions	56	26	21	722	- 697
Malnutrition	57	23	16	1,168	- 1,144
Upper Respiratory	58	15	57	58	- 43
War	59	12	69	3	+ 9
Hepatitis B	60	4	55	68	- 64
Chlamydia	61	2	70	2	+ 0
Syphilis	62	2	46	173	- 171
Tetanus	63	0	58	53	- 52
Otitis Media	64	0	68	4	- 3
Pertussis	65	0	42	218	- 218
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	12	- 12
Diphtheria	67	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	59	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	111	- 111
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.