AFGHANISTAN VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,549	4	14,649	+ 899
Stroke	2	14,903	3	19,060	- 4,157
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,951	11	6,033	+ 4,918
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,618	1	40,195	- 29,576
Malaria	5	9,713	57	185	+ 9,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,192	13	5,555	+ 3,637
HIV/AIDS	7	8,321	46	464	+ 7,857
Liver Disease	8	7,504	16	4,600	+ 2,905
Low Birth Weight	9	6,458	5	12,631	- 6,173
Birth Trauma	10	5,561	6	10,723	- 5,162
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,473	12	5,750	- 276
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,234	14	5,001	+ 233
Lung Disease	13	4,578	15	4,650	- 72
Hypertension	14	3,998	8	7,995	- 3,997
Kidney Disease	15	3,551	10	6,590	- 3,039
Malnutrition	16	3,439	43	589	+ 2,850
Other Injuries	17	2,781	18	3,241	- 461
Cervical Cancer	18	2,770	44	541	+ 2,229
Meningitis	19	2,495	20	2,626	- 130
Stomach Cancer	20	2,298	26	1,501	+ 797
Maternal Conditions	21	2,128	9	7,807	- 5,679
Asthma	22	2,112	17	3,403	- 1,291
Liver Cancer	23	2,080	40	657	+ 1,423
Suicide	24	2,072	24	1,573	+ 500
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,936	23	1,765	+ 171
Tuberculosis	26	1,840	7	9,839	- 7,999
Breast Cancer	27	1,766	22	1,822	- 56
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,741	39	741	+ 999
Violence	29	1,614	19	3,217	- 1,603
Lymphomas	30	1,324	36	946	+ 378
Falls	31	1,214	37	905	+ 309
Prostate Cancer	32	1,166	55	258	+ 908
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,067	25	1,505	- 438
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,021	45	527	+ 495
Leukemia	35	933	42	610	+ 323
Drownings	36	838	34	996	- 158
Oral Cancer	37	801	27	1,467	- 666
Fires	38	794	50	348	+ 446
Lung Cancers	39	689	32	1,076	- 387
Poisonings	40	648	47	384	+ 264
Endocrine Disorders	41	646	28	1,364	- 717
Pertussis	42	641	21	2,107	- 1,466
Pancreas Cancer	43	629	56	229	+ 400
Oesophagus Cancer	44	628	29	1,314	- 687
Epilepsy	45	563	35	993	- 429
Syphilis	46	508	60	94	+ 414
Parkinson's Disease	47	430	41	628	- 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	400	33	1,041	- 640
Alcohol	49	370	58	150	+ 220
Skin Cancers	50	332	59	145	+ 187
Schistosomiasis	51	327	79	0	+ 327
Skin Disease	52	303	61	94	+ 209
Ovary Cancer	53	271	48	369	- 98
Appendicitis	54	207	52	298	- 92
Hepatitis B	55	201	38	863	- 663
Uterin Cancer	56	172	53	289	- 117
Upper Respiratory	57	172	68	9	+ 162
Tetanus	58	155	30	1,254	- 1,099
Measles	59	152	49	350	- 199
Drug Use	60	131	51	328	- 197
Encephalitis	61	114	31	1,190	- 1,076
Bladder Cancer	62	104	54	272	- 168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	68	65	25	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	64	48	63	29	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	36	64	28	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	62	84	- 63
Ascariasis	67	14	66	17	- 3
Otitis Media	68	11	71	1	+ 10
War	69	8	2	25,620	- 25,612
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	3	67	16	- 13
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Rwanda

Afghanistan

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.