ALGERIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,223	6	7,289	+ 10,934
Stroke	2	17,466	2	23,393	- 5,927
Road Traffic Accidents	3	12,835	3	8,996	+ 3,838
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,445	1	54,547	- 42,102
Malaria	5	11,383	72	0	+ 11,383
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,773	26	1,111	+ 9,663
HIV/AIDS	7	9,753	48	193	+ 9,560
Liver Disease	8	8,795	15	3,464	+ 5,331
Low Birth Weight	9	7,568	8	5,441	+ 2,127
Birth Trauma	10	6,517	13	3,800	+ 2,717
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,415	9	4,678	+ 1,736
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,134	11	4,357	+ 1,777
Lung Disease	13	5,366	10	4,668	+ 698
Hypertension	14	4,685	4	8,369	- 3,684
Kidney Disease	15	4,162	5	7,528	- 3,366
Malnutrition	16	4,031	53	82	+ 3,949
Other Injuries	17	3,259	22	1,401	+ 1,858
Cervical Cancer	18	3,246	27	1,088	+ 2,158
Meningitis	19	2,924	45	320	+ 2,604
Stomach Cancer	20	2,693	19	2,032	+ 660
Maternal Conditions	21	2,494	33	917	+ 1,577
Asthma	22	2,476	18	2,040	+ 436
Liver Cancer	23	2,438	41	551	+ 1,887
Suicide	24	2,429	28	1,072	+ 1,357
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,269	7	5,635	- 3,366
Tuberculosis	26	2,157	17	2,840	- 684
Breast Cancer	27	2,070	14	3,465	- 1,395
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,040	16	3,139	- 1,099
Violence	29	1,891	36	713	+ 1,178
Lymphomas	30	1,552	20	1,833	- 281
Falls	31	1,423	23	1,315	+ 108
Prostate Cancer	32	1,367	29	1,069	+ 298
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,250	35	721	+ 529
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,197	34	825	+ 372
Leukemia	35	1,094	25	1,157	- 64
Drownings	36	982	42	451	+ 532
Oral Cancer	37	939	38	695	+ 244
Fires	38	931	39	636	+ 294
Lung Cancers	39	808	12	3,931	- 3,123
Poisonings	40	760	47	287	+ 473
Endocrine Disorders	41	758	32	926	- 168
Pertussis	42	751	49	169	+ 582
Pancreas Cancer	43	738	31	973	- 235
Oesophagus Cancer	44	736	46	313	+ 422
Epilepsy	45	660	44	355	+ 306
Syphilis	46	596	61	41	+ 555
Parkinson's Disease	47	504	24	1,249	- 745
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	469	43	362	+ 108
Alcohol	49	433	54	81	+ 352
Skin Cancers	50	389	37	711	- 322
Schistosomiasis	51	383	63	22	+ 361
Skin Disease	52	355	52	111	+ 244
Ovary Cancer	53	318	40	611	- 294
Appendicitis	54	242	55	80	+ 162
Hepatitis B	55	235	50	165	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	56	201	56	75	+ 126
Upper Respiratory	57	201	68	2	+ 199
Tetanus	58	182	60	52	+ 130
Measles	59	178	59	55	+ 123
Drug Use	60	154	30	983	- 830
Encephalitis	61	134	51	145	- 11
Bladder Cancer	62	122	21	1,423	- 1,301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	80	64	22	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	64	56	58	58	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	42	65	4	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	57	74	- 49
Ascariasis	67	16	67	2	+ 14
Otitis Media	68	13	71	0	+ 13
War	69	9	62	41	- 32
Chlamydia	70	8	69	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	4	70	1	+ 3
Dengue	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Rwanda

Algeria

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.