AUSTRALIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,374	8	4,446	+ 5,928
Stroke	2	9,943	3	10,331	- 388
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,306	29	1,245	+ 6,062
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,084	1	21,548	- 14,464
Malaria	5	6,480	82	0	+ 6,480
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,133	40	296	+ 5,837
HIV/AIDS	7	5,552	57	50	+ 5,502
Liver Disease	8	5,007	26	1,421	+ 3,585
Low Birth Weight	9	4,308	43	248	+ 4,060
Birth Trauma	10	3,710	50	140	+ 3,570
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,652	7	4,471	- 820
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,492	33	711	+ 2,781
Lung Disease	13	3,055	5	8,487	- 5,433
Hypertension	14	2,667	23	1,631	+ 1,036
Kidney Disease	15	2,369	12	3,139	- 770
Malnutrition	16	2,295	51	117	+ 2,178
Other Injuries	17	1,855	22	1,642	+ 213
Cervical Cancer	18	1,848	39	342	+ 1,506
Meningitis	19	1,665	60	37	+ 1,628
Stomach Cancer	20	1,533	27	1,288	+ 245
Maternal Conditions	21	1,420	63	20	+ 1,399
Asthma	22	1,409	36	455	+ 954
Liver Cancer	23	1,388	20	2,036	- 648
Suicide	24	1,382	11	3,150	- 1,767
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,292	2	15,588	- 14,297
Tuberculosis	26	1,228	56	53	+ 1,175
Breast Cancer	27	1,178	10	3,405	- 2,227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,161	6	6,209	- 5,047
Violence	29	1,077	44	243	+ 833
Lymphomas	30	883	15	3,039	- 2,155
Falls	31	810	14	3,116	- 2,306
Prostate Cancer	32	778	9	3,766	- 2,988
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	712	42	276	+ 436
Inflammatory/Heart	34	681	24	1,571	- 890
Leukemia	35	623	18	2,126	- 1,503
Drownings	36	559	47	177	+ 382
Oral Cancer	37	534	32	972	- 438
Fires	38	530	55	55	+ 475
Lung Cancers	39	460	4	8,769	- 8,309
Poisonings	40	432	61	35	+ 398
Endocrine Disorders	41	431	16	2,328	- 1,897
Pertussis	42	428	69	1	+ 426
Pancreas Cancer	43	420	13	3,118	- 2,698
Oesophagus Cancer	44	419	25	1,494	- 1,075
Epilepsy	45	376	41	285	+ 91
Syphilis	46	339	67	3	+ 336
Parkinson's Disease	47	287	19	2,036	- 1,749
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	267	38	379	- 112
Alcohol	49	247	37	380	- 133
Skin Cancers	50	222	17	2,319	- 2,097
Schistosomiasis	51	218	79	0	+ 218
Skin Disease	52	202	34	594	- 392
Ovary Cancer	53	181	31	1,003	- 822
Appendicitis	54	138	62	26	+ 111
Hepatitis B	55	134	58	41	+ 93
Uterin Cancer	56	115	35	524	- 410
Upper Respiratory	57	114	64	17	+ 97
Tetanus	58	104	70	1	+ 102
Measles	59	101	78	0	+ 101
Drug Use	60	88	21	1,783	- 1,695
Encephalitis	61	76	68	3	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	62	69	30	1,187	- 1,118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	45	45	229	- 184
Other Neoplasms	64	32	28	1,252	- 1,220
Hepatitis C	65	24	48	173	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	46	188	- 174
Ascariasis	67	9	75	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	7	66	6	+ 1
War	69	5	65	8	- 3
Chlamydia	70	5	77	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	157	- 157
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Rwanda

Australia

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.